| MARIOPUZO | American author of The Godfather who also wrote the screenplay for 1978 film Superman: 2 wds. |
| GENEHACKMAN | Lex Luthor portrayer in the 1978 film "Superman": 2 wds. |
| JOHNSTEINBECK | American author of The Grapes of Wrath who also wrote the screenplay for Viva Zapata!: 2 wds. |
| JKROWLING | British novelist and creator of characters in 8a who also wrote the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: 3 wds. |
| STOPPARD | Playwright Tom who also wrote the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love (and won an Oscar for it) |
| ALPACINO | The Godfather who sank all but the last three pina coladas (2,6) |
| LUCABRASI | Character in "The Godfather" who "sleeps with the fishes" |
| BRASI | Luca in "The Godfather," who "sleeps with the fishes" |
| OVETT | Check in overtime for 1978 BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner Steve (5) |
| DENG | Time's Man of the Year for 1978 and 1985 |
| DEER | "The ___ Hunter" (Best Picture Oscar winner for 1978) |
| KNIGHTS | The -; play by Aristophanes, the dramatist who also wrote The Clouds, The Wasps, The Birds and The Frogs (7) |
| REEVE | What was the sumname of Christopher, the actor who played the lead in the 1978 film Superman? (5) |
| SHERRIFF | R. C. -; dramatist noted for his play Journey's End who also wrote the screenplays to The Invisible Man and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (8) |
| MARGOTKIDDER | The Amityville Horror actress who played Lois Lane in the 1978 movie Superman: 2 wds. |
| STEWART | Author of novels including Madam, Will You Talk?, Airs Above the Ground and Rose Cottage who also wrote the Merlin trilogy (7) |
| FELLOWES | Author of Snobs who wrote the screenplay for the film Gosford Park and created Downton Abbey (8) |
| TURTURRO | John _, actor who co-wrote the screenplay for, and starred in, the 2019 miniseries The Name Of The Rose (8) |
| JOESHUSTER | Toronto-born cartoonist who co-created the iconic character Superman: 2 wds. |
| NAHUMTATE | Besides rewriting plays by the famous playwrights of his day. who also wrote the libretto to Purcell's Dido and Aeneas (1689) |
