| BEYOND | Bobby Darin song title, with 'the Sea' |
| MLADY | Sly and the Family Stone song title with the lyrics "A pretty face, a pretty face / Oh what a gorgeous mind" |
| CARPENTER | If I Were a ___, Bobby Darin song (9) |
| IFA | "___ Man Answers" (1962 Bobby Darin song) |
| GUARDIANS | ___ Of The Galaxy, first film to feature the gang of misfits of the title, with the voice of 14A as Groot (9) |
| ANTHONYDAVIS | Power forward who won an NCAA title with Kentucky an NBA title with the Lakers and an Olympic gold medal: 2 wds. |
| KERCHSTRAIT | Only body of water connecting the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov, known to the Romans as the Cimmerius Bosporus (5,6) |
| MURDOCH | Iris, winner of the 1978 Booker Prize with The Sea, the Sea (7) |
| BOSPORUS | The ---, a strait between European and Asian Turkey, linking the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara (8) |
| ONEAL | Shaquille ___ one of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won three NBA Championships and three MVP titles with the team |
| MICHAELJORDAN | Shooting guard who won an NCAA title with UNC six NBA titles with the Bulls and two Olympic gold medals: 2 wds. |
| MAGICJOHNSON | Point guard who won an NCAA title with Michigan State five NBA titles with the Lakers and an Olympic gold medal: 2 wds. |
| POLARPASSION | 1967 Farley Mowat title, with "The" |
| TRIAL | Kafka title, with 'The' |
| HAJ | Uris title, with "The" |
| MISTERM | Wrongly label title with the French equivalent (7) |
| CLIENT | Grisham title, with "The" |
| CASEOF | Start for every Perry Mason title, with "The" |
| LEBRONJAMES | Small forward who in 2012 won both an NBA title with the Heat and an Olympic gold medal: 2 wds. |
| KHRISMIDDLETON | Small forward who in 2021 won both an NBA title with the Bucks and an Olympic gold medal: 2 wds. |
