| TOMCRUISE | Co-star, with Paul Newman, of the 1986 film The Color of Money (3,6) |
| POOL | Cue sport/game depicted in the novel or film The Color of Money (4) |
| PAUL | Newman of The Colour of Money |
| OBOIST | A person who plays the instrument used to perform the main theme for the 1986 film The Mission (6) |
| OBOE | Gabriel's ___; main theme from the 1986 film The Mission (4) |
| PAULHOGAN | Star of the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee (4,5) |
| DAVIDLYNCH | Director of the 1986 film noir Blue Velvet (5,5) |
| STONE | Oliver --, director of the 1986 film 'Platoon' (5) |
| STANDBYME | Name the 1986 film based on the Stephen King story The Body. (5,2,2) |
| POOLTABLE | 'The Color of Money' prop |
| TANGERINE | Colour of money, English, suppressing wrath (9) |
| NEWMAN | Paul ___, Hollywood legend and co-star of Tom's in The Color Of Money (6) |
| FASTEDDIEFELSON | 25 years after The Hustler, Paul Newman won an Oscar for reprising this role in 1986's sequel The Color of Money |
| IMCK | Paul Newman's last line in "The Color of Money" |
| RED | The color of money (if that money is a Brazilian 10 real note) |
| TEVIS | Walter who wrote "The Hustler" and "The Color of Money" |
| PAULNEWMAN | He played pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson in "The Hustler" and "The Color of Money" (2 wds.) |
| BARRINO | Fantasia - - - - - - -, star of film The Color Purple (7) |
| ROHMER | Eric, French New Wave film director noted for his 1986 film The Green Ray (6) |
| WINFREY | American talk show host who starred as Sofia in the 1985 film The Color Purple (last name only) |