| CLUBBER | And 31 Down. Antagonist of the film Rocky III, played by Mr T (7,4) |
| LANG | Antagonist of the film Rocky III, played by Mr T (7,4) |
| CLUBBERLANG | Rocky's opponent in Rocky III played by Mr. T: 2 wds. |
| MADDOG | Nickname of Buford Tannen, the main antagonist of the film Back to the Future Part III (3,3) |
| STALLONE | Sylvester, star of the film Rocky (8) |
| BOBCRATCHIT | Film character #3 (played by Kermit the Frog in 1992) |
| IVANDRAGO | Antagonist of the films Rocky IV (1985) and Creed II (2018), played by Dolph Lundgren (4,5) |
| PLO | 3-Down antagonist |
| IMMORTANJOE | Main antagonist of the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road, played by Hugh KeaysByrne (8,3) |
| DENNISCHORD | Musical combination played by Mr. Wilson's neighbor? |
| WATERCOLORS | Contents of some palettes ... or what 17- Across, 11- Down and 31- Down could be, given that their starts are rivers? |
| BARACUS | BA, character played by Mr T in the 1980s TV series The A-Team (7) |
| IVAN | And 32 Principal antagonist of the 1985 film Rocky IV, played by Dolph Lundgren (4,5) |
| APOLLOCREED | Main antagonist of the first two "Rocky" movies |
| DRAGO | Principal antagonist of the 1985 film Rocky IV, played by Dolph Lundgren (4,5) |
| EYEOFTHETIGER | Single, released by the US rock band Survivor, which was the theme song for the 1982 film Rocky III |
| TIGER | Eye of the ___, theme tune from the 1982 sports film Rocky III (5) |
| EYE | - - - Of The Tiger, hit song featured in the 1982 drama film Rocky III (3) |
| BABARACUS | "The A-Team" character played by Mr. T |
| LUNDGREN | Dolph ___, Swedish actor who played Russian boxer Ivan Drago in the film Rocky IV |
