| WRAY | Fay of the original "King Kong" |
| RKO | Studio of the original "King Kong" |
| FAY | Wray of the original "King Kong" |
| INCOLOR | Unlike the original King Kong, but like many of its remakes |
| MAC | One of the Original Kings of Comedy |
| DENHAM | Original "King Kong" character Carl, to be reprised by Jack Black in a 2005 remake |
| DUNCAN | Original king of Scotland in the play Macbeth (6) |
| CABOT | Bruce ___, Fay Wray's "King Kong" co-star |
| WALLACE | King Kong co-creator who wrote detective and crime novels including the Four Just Men series, The Clue of the New Pin and The Lady of Ascot (7) |
| LANGE | US stage and screen actress who played the love interest of King Kong in the 1976 remake, Jessica .. |
| STEINER | Composer of the score for King Kong and Gone With The Wind, Max ... |
| EDGAR | First editor of the Rand Daily Mail and creator of King Kong _ Wallace (5) |
| EDGARWALLACE | British writer who died during his initial drafting of the screenplay of 1933's King Kong (5,7) |
| GAPE | Yawn at the end of King Kong, for instance (4) |
| REMAKES | King Kong (1976) and King Kong (2005), e.g. |
| CGI | Tech used in the remake of King Kong |
| NAOMI | Star of The Ring and King Kong, _ Watts (5) |
| BLACK | Actor in Shallow Hal, School of Rock, King Kong and The Holiday (5) |
| NAPERY | Table cloths showing King Kong right in the middle of Manhattan area (6) |
| JACKSON | Peter _, director of films including King Kong and The Lovely Bones (7) |
