| FRIDA | Film for which 22 Across was Oscar nominated |
| GAZETA | Newspaper for which 22 wrote (6,6) |
| NOVAYA | Newspaper for which 22 wrote (6,6) |
| COLD | 21 Across was Oscar-nominated for ___ Mountain |
| SUBSTITUTE | The much less successful single from 24-Across to which 22-Across was the B- side |
| LOVETRACKS | Album on which 22-Across appeared |
| DAMAGE | Louis Malle film for which Miranda Richardson was Oscar-nominated (6) |
| MAGNOLIA | 1999 film for which Tom Cruise was Oscar-nominated (8) |
| THETRUMANSHOW | 1998 film about reality TV, for which director Peter Weir was Oscar-nominated (3,6,4) |
| UPINTHEAIR | 2009 movie for which Vera Farmiga was Oscar-nominated: 4 wds. |
| SHARONSTONE | Actress who was Oscar-nominated for the 1995 film Casino (6,5) |
| WILD | Reese Witherspoon was Oscar-nominated for her performance in this 2014 adventure film (4) |
| FRANKFINLAY | English actor who was Oscar-nominated for his role as Iago opposite Laurence Olivier in the 1965 film adaptation of Othello (5,6) |
| MICHAEL | _ Gambon, 8A's co-star in The Wings Of The Dave, for which she a was Oscar-nominated (7) |
| SUSANNAHYORK | British actress who was Oscar-nominated for the film They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (8,4) |
| VERA | _ Farmiga, US actress who was Oscar-nominated for her role in 2009 film Up in the Air (4) |
| DIETRICH | German-born actress who was Oscar-nominated for the 1931 film Morocco, Marlene _ (8) |
| CATE | Blanchett who was Oscar-nominated for "Carol" |
| DEV | Actor Patel who was Oscar-nominated for "Lion" |
| EDHARRIS | He was Oscar nominated for his role in The Hours (2,6) |
