| CAPRA | Frank, US film director who made the 1946 classic Christmas film It's A Wonderful Life (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 | Director who made a number of films with producer Ismail Merchant, including Heat and Dust, Howards End and A Room with a View (5) |
| ALONE | Home ___, classic Christmas film (5) |
| ZAPPA | Frank -, US musician and composer who co-wrote and co-directed 1971 fantasy film 200 Motels (5) |
| OCEAN | Frank -, US singer born Christopher Edwin Breaux, released the 2016 album Blonde (5) |
| ETHEL | _ Merman, star of films It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and Call Me Madam (5) |
| FRANKCAPRA | Director of the 1946 drama film It's A Wonderful Life (5,5) |
| NGAIO | A forename of the author Dame Edith Marsh who penned the Roderick Alleyn detective novels including her classic Christmas murder mystery Tied Up in Tinsel (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) |
| LIONELBARRYMORE | U.S. actor who played Mr Potter in the 1946 film It's A Wonderful Life (6,9) |
| FRIEDKIN | William, US film director who made The Exorcist in 1973 (8) |
| CAROLREED | English film director who made the 1968 film musical Oliver! (5,4) |
| 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) |
| HODGES | Mike, English film director who made the 1971 gangster film Get Carter (6) |
| KUBRICK | Film director who made The Shining, Full Metal Jacket and 2001: A Space Odyssey (7) |
| POLAR | Classic Christmas tale turned animated movie, The ___ Express (5) |
| NOSED | Rudolph The Red ___ Reindeer - classic Christmas character (5) |
