| RYAN | American actress, star of many romantic comedies (3,4) |
| MEG | American actress, star of many romantic comedies (3,4) |
| LOVETRIANGLE | Plot device in many romantic comedies |
| KEATS | Kay devours source of many Romantic odes (5) |
| FAWCETT | Farrah ___, American actress, star of Charlie's Angels (7) |
| JUDYGARLAND | American actress, star of "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) (4,7) |
| MERYLSTREEP | American actress, star of "Silkwood" (1983) (5,6) |
| EVAMENDES | Cuban-American actress, star of Hitch (3,6) |
| MEGRYAN | Star of a string of 1980s/90s romantic comedies including When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle (3,4) |
| VINCENT | & 15. US actor, star of many horror films (7,5) |
| ANIMALS | Stars of many alphabet picture books |
| LYON | What was the surname of Sue, the actress star of the 1962 version of Lolita? (4) |
| BARBRASTREISAND | Jewish-American singer and actress, star of the movie 'Yentl' (b. 1942) (6,9) |
| RITAHAYWORTH | US actress, star of "Pal Joey" (1957) (4,8) |
| VIVIENLEIGH | British actress, star of "Gone with the Wind" (1939) (6,5) |
| SOPHIALOREN | Italian actress, star of "La Ciociara" (1961) (6,5) |
| MARLENEDIETRICH | German-born actress, star of The Blue Angel (7,8) |
| SYMS | Veteran actress, star of 1958's Ice Cold in Alex, Sylvia ---- (4) |
| MILAKUNIS | Ukrainian-born Hollywood actress, star of Bad Moms (4,5) |
| JACKIE | ___ van Beek, actress, star of Nude Tuesday (6) |
