| DEBRA | Actress who starred in An Officer and a Gentleman (5,6) |
| WINGER | Actress who starred in An Officer and a Gentleman (5,6) |
| GERE | Actor Richard who starred in "An Officer and a Gentleman" |
| GENESIMMONS | Kiss bassist/singer who starred in an A&E reality show about his family: 2 wds. |
| DEBRAWINGER | American actress whose films include An Officer and a Gentleman, Terms of Endearment and Shadowlands |
| RICHARDGERE | Male star of An Officer and a Gentleman (7,4) |
| GOSSETT | Louis ___ Jr. (Oscar-winning actor in 'An Officer and a Gentleman') |
| ZACK | Richard's role in "An Officer and a Gentleman" |
| EMIL | Sergeant Foley's first name in "An Officer and a Gentleman" |
| DRILLINSTRUCTOR | Lou Gossett Jr. played one in "An Officer and a Gentleman" |
| LAMBERT | Sign of caution in an officer and gentleman, perhaps (7) |
| HAYNES | Arthur ___, comedian who starred in an eponymous ITV sketch show from 1956-66 (6) |
| JERRYSEINFELD | Stand-up comic who starred in an NBC sitcom |
| REBA | Singer McEntire who starred in an eponymous sitcom |
| THEA | Comedian Vidale who starred in an eponymous nineties sitcom |
| GOSSETTJR | Louis, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for An Officer and a Gentleman (7,2) |
| TAYLORHACKFORD | Former president of the Directors Guild of America who directed the films An Officer and a Gentleman and Ray |
| UPWHEREWEBELONG | Song by Jennifer Warnes and Joe Cocker that is in the soundtrack to the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman (2,5,2,6) |
| ULTIMATE | An officer and a gentleman? I've got a friend at last (8) |
| HACKFORD | Taylor, U.S. director whose films include An Officer and a Gentleman and Ray (8) |
