| JJREDICK | Former Duke superstar and 14-year NBA veteran whose name is the inspiration for this puzzle |
| PERRYMASON | Fictional veteran whose name is an anagram of "army person" |
| CHEMISTRY | Before serving in Congress after an 11-year NBA career, Tom McMillen majored in this at the University of Maryland; it's an important quality for a basketball team |
| GASOL | NBA veteran Pau ..., who has announced his retirement. (5) |
| PRINCEPAL | ... Singh, the Indian who was a part of the Sacramento Kings' squad that went on to win this year's NBA Summer League. (9) |
| ILKLEYMOOR | West Yorkshire location that is the inspiration for the Yorkshire "county anthem' (6,4) |
| PAYSINGER | Football player Spencer, whose life is the inspiration for the show named in 37 Across |
| ELMORELEONARD | Crime writer whose 1990 novel is the inspiration for 13-Down: 2 wds. |
| DOOOCOOOPYRAMID | Game show that's the inspiration for this puzzle, with 'The' |
| IRMAVEP | *Vampire*, and the inspiration for this puzzle |
| STIGWOOD | Who was the Australian-born impresario behind the music groups Cream and the Bee Gees, the theatre productions Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar, and the film Saturday Night Fever (1977)? (8) |
| GRETAGARBO | Actress who's the inspiration for this puzzle's theme? |
| TOBEORNOTTOBE | Literary question and homophonic inspiration for this puzzle |
| VALANCE | Perhaps Liberty's the inspiration for this bedcover? (7) |
| SERGIOLEONEFILM | Inspiration for this puzzle |
| WALTDISNEY | Inspiration for this puzzle, born 12/5/01 |
| JEKYLLANDHYDE | Inspiration for this puzzle |
| RUSH | Liverpool superstar and former Chester City forward, Ian ___, who scored 28 goals in 73 appearances for Wales (4) |
| LLOYDWEBBER | Andrew --- ---, British composer whose works include the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita (5,6) |
| AURIGA | Constellation in the northern sky whose name is the Latin for charioteer (6) |
