| ALFONSOCUARON | Best Director Oscar winner for the 2018 film Roma: 2 wds. |
| MAHERSHALAALI | Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner for the 2018 film Green Book: 2 wds. |
| THOM | Radiohead's - Yorke composed the score for the 2018 film Suspiria (4) |
| OLIVIA | With 33-Across Best Actress Oscar winner for the 2018 film The Favourite |
| AYUSHMANN | ___ Khurrana: actor, singer and National Award winner for the 2018 thriller Andhadhun |
| SOCHI | Host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, set to be one of the host cities for the 2018 FIFA World Cup (5) |
| UNO | Game that was the source material for the 2018 Mattel game "Dos" |
| ANISHKAPOOR | Sculptor who designed the statuette for the 2018 Brit Awards (5,6) |
| BREASTAURANT | The fictional establishment Double Whammies in the 2018 film "Support the Girls," for one |
| BJORN | Thomas ....., Europe's captain for the 2018 Ryder Cup match (5) |
| PYEONGCHANG | South Korean venue for the 2018 Winter Olympics (11) |
| IMAX | Format for the 2018 movie "America's Musical Journey" |
| MOSCOW | Host city for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final |
| WITT | She led Munich's unsuccessful bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics |
| TOMHIDDLESTON | "Thor" actor who voices Lord Nooth in the 2018 film "Early Man": 2 wds. |
| RAMIMALEK | Actor who played rock star Freddie Mercury in the 2018 film Bohemian Rhapsody: 2 wds. |
| EVERETT | Rupert, English actor who played Oscar Wilde in the 2018 film The Happy Prince (7) |
| HOST | Pyeongchang, for the 2018 Winter Olympics |
| LII | Number for the 2018 Super Bowl |
| TARONEGERTON | Elton John in Rocketman, Michael 'Eddie' Edwards in Eddie The Eagle and the title role in the 2018 film Robin Hood are roles played by this British actor (5,7) |
