| TAYLOR | Anya _-Joy; actress who starred in Emma. and The Queen's Gambit (6) |
| HART | Miranda - - -, English comedian who starred in Emma and Spy, pictured below (4) |
| ROMOLA | And 29 Across She has starred in Emma and The Crimson Petal and the White (6,5) |
| ANYA | - Taylor-Joy, actress who starred in The Queen's Gambit (4) |
| GARAI | She has starred in Emma and The Crimson Petal and the White (6,5) |
| CALLUM | ___ Turner, English actor whose films include Emma and The Boys in the Boat (6) |
| GRAVES | Lestrade in Sherlock and Mr Weston in Emma, Rupert - - - (6) |
| ANYATAYLORJOY | Actress who starred in the 2020 film Emma and the miniseries The Queen's Gambit (4,6-3) |
| WATSON | Surname of British actresses Emma and Emily (6) |
| JOHNNY | ___ Flynn, star of films Emma and Stardust (6) |
| ONEDAY | Decade-spanning romantic drama about Emma and Dexter (3,3) |
| SERENA | ___ Joy, the Commander's wife in dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale (6) |
| SAMARA | ___ Joy Linger Awhile female singer who won two Grammys at the 2023 Grammy Awards |
| ANNA | _ Taylor-Joy, actress who played Gina Gray in Peaky Blinders (4) |
| TAYLORJOY | Actress who played Gina Gray in Peaky Blinders, Anya _ (6-3) |
| ALMOND | ___ Joy (candy bar) (6) |
| CHRISTINE | _ and the Queens, French band who have released their debut album 'Chaleur Humaine' (9) |
| AVA | Third-most popular baby girls' name in the US in 2018 after Emma and Olivia |
| ROBERT | ___ Joy of "CSI: NY" |
| PALTROW | Actress noted for her roles in Emma, Se7en, Shakespeare in Love, Shallow Hal and many other films (7) |