| JAYPHAROAH | Comedian whose impressions include Denzel Washington and Smeagol |
| RING | It links Sadako and Smeagol (4) |
| CLAUDEMONTE | French painter whose Impression, Sunrise (1872) |
| MONET | Claude, French painter whose Impression, Sunrise of 1872 established Impressionism (5) |
| CLAUDE | First name of the painter whose Impression, Sunrise is where the name of the Impressionist movement comes from |
| GOLLUM | Character in The Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings originally known as Smeagol (6) |
| BOAT | SMEagol in Nova Scotia's Grand Passage, e.g. |
| TIDE | Crimson ___ 1995 submarine film starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman whose music was composed by Hans Zimmer |
| ANDYSERKIS | Actor who played Smeagol/Gollum in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy |
| OFTIME | Carl Franklin film starring Denzel Washington and Eva Mendes (3,2,4) |
| OUT | Carl Franklin film starring Denzel Washington and Eva Mendes (3,2,4) |
| ELI | "The Book of ___" (movie starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman) |
| SAFE | Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds movie, ___ House (4) |
| COURAGEUNDER | 1996 film drama starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan (7,5,4) |
| CRIMSONTIDE | 1995 submarine thriller film starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman (7,4) |
| INSIDEMAN | Denzel Washington and Jodie Foster film (6,3) |
| CRIMSON | 1995 Tony Scott film starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman (7,4) |
| DEJAVU | 2006 action film starring Denzel Washington and Paula Patton (4,2) |
| THESIEGE | 1998 action film starring Denzel Washington and Annette Bening |
| PELICAN | The --- Brief, legal thriller starring Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts (7) |
