| KIMNOVAK | Blonde US star of the 1954 film Pushover (3,5) |
| ALASTAIRSIM | Scottish actor, star of the 1954 film The Belles of St Trinian's |
| GRACE | ___ Kelly, star of the 1954 film Rear Window (5) |
| ALJOLSON | Russian-born US star of the first full-length talking film, 1927's The Jazz Singer (2,6) |
| ALPACINO | US star of the film Misconduct (2,6) |
| ALANLADD | US star of The Blue Dahlia and Shane (4,4) |
| YMASUMAC | Singer seen in the 1954 film "Secret of the Incas" |
| ELIAKAZAN | Director of the 1954 film On The Waterfront (4,5) |
| SAMSNEAD | "Slammin'" winner of the 1954 Masters Tournament |
| GODZILLA | Fictional monster, or kaiju ('strange beast'), of Japanese cinema introduced by director and co-writer Honda Ishiro in the 1954 film Gojira (8) |
| TOMHANKS | US star of Big and Splash during his early career |
| ROSEMARY | _ Clooney, actress and singer who starred in the 1954 film White Christmas (8) |
| TCM | Network that fills in the blanks of the 1954 film "Whi_e _hrist_as" |
| MORGAN | ___ Freeman, US star of the new Nutcracker film (6) |
| CLOSE | US star of The Girl With All The Gifts (5,5) |
| GLENN | US star of The Girl With All The Gifts (5,5) |
| EVAMENDES | US star of The Place Beyond The Pines (3,6) |
| ILLINOIS | State declaration of my intent; one is no pushover (8) |
| SCORPION | Crop is no pushover when it has a sting in the tail (8) |
| STEWART | Kristen _, US star of the Twilight Saga (7) |
