| KRUEGER | Freddy's surname in the 1984 film A Nightmare on Elm Street (7) |
| DENHOLM | -- Elliott, actor who played Dr Charles Swaby in the 1984 film 'A Private Function' (7) |
| SCROOGE | Ebenezer ___ villain in the 1984 film A Christmas Carol who is played by George C. Scott |
| ENGLUND | Robert, actor who played Freddy Krueger in the film A Nightmare on Elm Street (7) |
| TUESDAY | _ Weld, actress nominated for a BAFTA for her role in the 1984 film Once Upon a Time in America (7) |
| SALIERI | Italian composer, 1750-1825, portrayed as a rival of Mozart in the 1984 film Amadeus (7) |
| MACCHIO | Ralph, actor who played Daniel LaRusso in the 1984 film The Karate Kid (7) |
| SHEARER | Harry ---, actor who cowrote and starred in the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap (7) |
| ABRAHAM | F Murray _, Oscar winner for his role as composer Antonio Salieri in the 1984 film Amadeus (7) |
| LAMBERT | Christopher, actor who played Tarzan in the 1984 film Greystoke (7) |
| INGALLS | Family surname in the autobiographical novel "Little House in the Big Woods" |
| CAPULET | Juliet's surname in the play Romeo and Juliet (7) |
| FAIRFAX | Gwendolen's surname in The Importance of Being Earnest (7) |
| KILLING | 'The --', 1984 film for which Haing S. Ngor won Best Supporting Actor Oscar (7) |
| ASHCROFT | Peggy, English actress who played Mrs Moore in the 1984 film A Passage to India (8) |
| MOLARAM | Chief antagonist of the 1984 film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, played by Amrish Puri (4,3) |
| ELMTREE | What's found growing on Freddy's street of nightmares? (3,4) |
| LEONARD | Lenny's surname in The Simpsons |
| BAGGINS | Noted surname in the Shire |
| SAXON | John ___, actor who played Lieut Donald Thompson in 1984 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street (5) |