| CYD | Dancer & actress Charisse |
| CYDS | Namesakes of actress Charisse |
| JOJOSIWA | "Boomerang" singer (and dancer and actress and YouTuber) |
| CHARISSE | Cyd _, dancer and actress who appeared with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, including Singin' in the Rain (8) |
| LOUISE | and 34ac, American dancer and actress who popularised the bobbed haircut |
| ROGERS | Amercian dancer and actress, Fred's partner (6) |
| DEWAN | Dancer and actress, Jenna ___ |
| MOIRA | - Shearer, dancer and actress (5) |
| LENA | --- Horne, U.S. dancer and actress (4) |
| PROWSE | Dancer and actress Juliet |
| MIRANDA | Samba singer, dancer and actress noted for her signature fruit hat (6,7) |
| CARMEN | Samba singer, dancer and actress noted for her signature fruit hat (6,7) |
| LOLAMONTEZ | Irish dancer and actress who became mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her Countess of Landsfeld |
| BONNIE | Flame-haired dancer and actress since she was a child, _ Langford (6) |
| JENNA | Dancer and actress who stars opposite Channing Tatum in Step Up, ___ Dewan |
| SHEARER | Moira, Scottish ballet dancer and actress born in 1926 (7) |
| BROOKS | see 30ac,American dancer and actress who popularised the bobbed haircut |
| GINGERROGERS | Dancer and actress who partnered Fred Astaire in ten films |
| LOLA | Singer, dancer & actress Falana |
| THEBAND | And 7 1953 musical comedy starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse (3,4,5) |
