| ERNIECOOMBS | American-born entertainer who would become a Canadian legend as the star of "Mr. Dressup": 2 wds. |
| BAKER | Josephine, 20th-century American-born entertainer who was awarded the Croix de Guerre (5) |
| TARANTO | Italian city that becomes a Canadian city by changing its two A's into O's |
| TREEHOUSE | Casey and Finnegan's set on "Mr. Dressup": 2 wds. |
| PALATINE | One of Rome's seven hills, known in legend as the location of the cave where the she-wolf suckled Romulus and Remus (8) |
| MELOS | Greek island in the SW Aegean recorded in legend as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis (5) |
| ERNIE | Mr. coombs of "Mr. Dressup" |
| HOWIEMEEKER | Toronto Maple Leafs player born in Kitchener in 1923 who would become a renowned hockey analyst: 2 wds. |
| SAPPHIRES | Precious corundum gemstones such as the Star of India and the Blue Giant of the Orient (9) |
| TOMCRUISE | Actor who rose to fame as the star of the 1983 coming-of-age teen comedy film Risky Business (3,6) |
| GYPSYROSE | Young Louise Hovick, who would become a megastar burlesque stripper and whose story was told in a fi |
| MARLOTHOMAS | Actress nominated for four Emmys as the star of "That Girl": 2 wds |
| DONGILET | Actor who succeeded Ralf Little as the star of the BBC1 crime drama Death In Paradise in 2024 (3,5) |
| REGENT | It concerns a little gentleman who would become a ruler |
| ULLMAN | Tracey ---, British-born entertainer who fronted a self-titled US TV series in the late 1980s (6) |
| TOEBLAKE | Montreal Canadiens player who would become the team's Head Coach in 1955: 2 wds. |
| ELEGY | Brought up the old version that includes half the legend as a sort of lament |
| HEADLINE | Appear as the star of the show (8) |
| FRANCISSCOTTKEY | Author of the 1814 poem 'Defence of Fort M'Henry', better known as 'The Star-Spangled Banner' (7,5,3) |
| JUMPY | Nervous as the star performer on the opening night of a flea circus? (5) |
