| ANNAMAYWONG | First Chinese American Hollywood movie star who will be honored on a US quarter this year: 3 wds. |
| WILMAMANKILLER | Cherokee Nation's first female principal chief who will be honored on a US quarter this year: 2 wds. |
| MAYAANGELOU | And Still I Rise poet who will be honored on a US quarter this year: 2 wds. |
| WONG | Anna May ___, first Chinese American Hollywood movie star |
| ANNA | ___ May Wong (first Chinese American Hollywood movie star) |
| WARING | Stephanie _, Hollyoaks star who will be leaving soon (6) |
| DONOVAN | Former Neighbours star who will be playing himself in Emmerdale soon (5,7) |
| JASON | Former Neighbours star who will be playing himself in Emmerdale soon (5,7) |
| CASBAH | Jack turned into US quarters, say, in Arab citadel |
| NEWSAGENT | He sells papers from all quarters, this representative (9) |
| ERNESTJGAINES | A Lesson Before Dying novelist who is honored on a 2023 U.S. postage stamp (3 wds.) |
| VANDYKE | Veteran Mary Poppins star who will turn 100 this year (4,3,4) |
| DICK | Veteran Mary Poppins star who will turn 100 this year (4,3,4) |
| MARIO | First video game character to be honored with a figure in the Hollywood Wax Museum |
| EDMONIALEWIS | Old Arrow-Maker and his Daughter sculptor who is honored on a 2022 U.S. postage stamp (2 wds.) |
| EUGENIECLARK | Marine biologist known as the Shark Lady who is honored on a 2022 U.S. postage stamp (2 wds.) |
| FANLETTERS | Whip up what the correspondents produced for The Star - who will appreciate them? (3,7) |
| YOUMIGHTTHINK | 1984 hit by the Cars that won the first MTV Video of the Year: 3 wds |
| LITTLEBIGTOWN | "Girl Crush" singers who won the 2016 CMA Award for Vocal Group of the Year: 3 wds. |
| MEGTILLY | 1980s movie star who recently returned to acting and plays Brad Pitt's wife in "War Machine": 2 wds. |
