| CAPRA | Frank, U.S. film director who made the 1946 classic Christmas film It's A Wonderful Life (5) |
| SINATRA | Frank, U.S. singer and actor whose films included Pal Joey and Von Ryan's Express (7) |
| BRUNO | Frank, U.K. boxer who was W.B.C. heavyweight champion in 1995 (5) |
| ITSAWONDERFULLIFE | 1946 classic fantasy drama film starring James Stewart (3,1,9,4) |
| DONNA | _ Reed, star of the 1946 film It's A Wonderful Life (5) |
| IVORY | James, U.S. film director whose works include 1986's A Room With a View (5) |
| LYNCH | Unfairly get rid of U.S. film director (5) |
| VIDOR | King, U.S. film director born in 1894 (5) |
| ETHEL | _ Merman, star of films It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and Call Me Madam (5) |
| LIONELBARRYMORE | U.S. actor who played Mr Potter in the 1946 film It's A Wonderful Life (6,9) |
| FRANKCAPRA | Director of the 1946 drama film It's A Wonderful Life (5,5) |
| ALONE | Home ___, classic Christmas film (5) |
| SPIELBERG | Steven, U.S. film director who won his first Best Director Oscar for the 1993 film Schindler's List (9) |
| DAVIDLYNCH | U.S. film director who cocreated the TV series Twin Peaks (5,5) |
| BAILEY | George, character played by James Stewart in the 1946 Christmas fantasy film It's A Wonderful Life (6) |
| JAMESSTEWART | Star of the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life (5,7) |
| SCORSESE | Martin, U.S. director who made the 2014 black comedy film The Wolf Of Wall Street (8) |
| THEGREATESTGIFT | 1943 short story on which the 1946 film It's A Wonderful Life was based, by US author Philip Van Doren Stern (3,8,4) |
| CAROLREED | English film director who made the 1968 film musical Oliver! (5,4) |
| HODGES | Mike, English film director who made the 1971 gangster film Get Carter (6) |
