| WIMWENDERS | Director of film dramas Hammett, The Million Dollar Hotel and Paris, Texas (3,7) |
| WENDERS | Wim -, director of film dramas Hammett, The Million Dollar Hotel and Paris, Texas (7) |
| SIRK | Douglas ?, director of film dramas Magnificent Obsession and Imitation of Life (4) |
| KORDA | Zoltan ?, director of film dramas Cry, the Beloved Country and A Woman's Vengeance (5) |
| PASOLINI | Pier Paolo ?, Italian director of film dramas Accattone and Mamma Roma (8) |
| SAYLES | John ?, director of film dramas Matewan and Passion Fish (6) |
| OZU | Yasujiro ?, Japanese director of film dramas Tokyo Story and Early Spring (3) |
| KINSKI | Star of Tess and Paris, Texas, Nastassja ... (6) |
| LEGS | "The Girl With the Million Dollar ___" (Betty Grable's nickname) |
| GRABLE | Betty, US actress who was 'The Girl With the Million Dollar Legs' (6) |
| RYCOODER | Musician noted for his slide guitar work in the 1984 film Paris, Texas (2,6) |
| DROP | Game show hosted by Eddie McGuire, The Million Dollar ___ (4) |
| FLIGHTNIGHT | Peacock crime drama miniseries... "The Million Dollar Heist": 2 wds. |
| MALTESE | 1930 detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, The _ Falcon (7) |
| TED | WWE legend 'The Million Dollar Man' ___ DiBiase |
| WIM | 'Paris, Texas' director Wenders |
| EMIGRATED | Moved, as from Paris, Texas, to Paris, France |
| USA | Home of Paris, TX and Cairo, IL |
| STANTON | Harry Dean, memorable in Paris, Texas (7) |
| CITES | Quotes from Chicago and Paris, Texas? Not the second one |
