| RAYMONDMASSEY | American stage actor who played the lead in Robert Sherwood's Abe Lincoln in Illinois from 1938-40 (7,6) |
| DALADIER | Edouard ?, prime minister of France from 1938-40 |
| MASSEY | Raymond ?, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Abe Lincoln in Illinois (6) |
| SPIRITOFTHEPEOPLE | The US title of this 1940 film starring Raymond Massey was Abe Lincoln in Illinois |
| RUTLEDGE | First love in "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
| SHERWOOD | 'Abe Lincoln in Illinois' playwright |
| PRENTICE | Beatrice --, American stage actress who was married to the silent film actor Harrison Ford (8) |
| OGLESBY | Richard J ?, Union Army general in the American Civil War; governor of Illinois from 1865-69, 1873 and 1885-89 |
| SELLARS | Peter, American stage director whose opera productions include The Mikado in Chicago in 1984 (7) |
| TYRONE | Film and stage actor who duelled with Basil Rathbone in The Mark Of Zorro, ... Power |
| HIDDLESTON | Tom ___, English stage actor who has played Loki in a series of Marvel Cinematic Universe films (10) |
| LESBROWN | American jazz musician who led the big band His Band of Renown from 1938 to 2000 (3,5) |
| BOOTH | John Wilkes, stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln in 1865 (5) |
| ILLINOIS | "Abe Lincoln in -" |
| GROSVENOR | ___ Square, site of the U.S. Embassy in London from 1938 to 2017 (9) |
| THEADDAMSFAMILY | Single-panel comic strip published in The New Yorker from 1938-1988, centred on Gomez and Morticia (3,6,6) |
| PAPP | Joe, American stage director and producer who died in 1991 (4) |
| DORO | Marie --, American stage and film actress of the early silent film era (4) |
| LUNT | Alfred, US stage actor who married Lynn Fontanne in 1922 (4) |
| SHER | Sir Anthony _, stage actor who died in December (4) |
