| CHAKIRIS | George ?, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for West Side Story (8) |
| RITAMORENO | Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for West Side Story (4,6) |
| MORENO | Rita, Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner for West Side Story (6) |
| SONDHEIM | Stephen, U.S. lyricist noted for West Side Story and Gypsy (8) |
| DEBOSE | Ariana -, 2022 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress winner for West Side Story (6) |
| CLOONEY | George ?, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Syriana (7) |
| KENNEDY | George ?, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Cool Hand Luke (7) |
| CHOOSERS | Accept what's offered in cash - George Best cons bar when drunk (7,4,2,8) |
| SEGAL | George ?, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (5) |
| ARLISS | George ?, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for 1929 biopic Disraeli (6) |
| STRIKERS | Fort Lauderdale ........ . defunct American soccer team who once fielded George Best (8) |
| DRIBBLER | Messy drinker? George Best was great one! (8) |
| STEPHENSONDHEIM | Composer and lyricist who wrote the lyrics for West Side Story, winner of an Oscar and eight Grammies (7,8) |
| ARIANA | DeBose who won an Oscar for "West Side Story" |
| BERNSTEIN | Composer who wrote the music for West Side Story (7,9) |
| LEONARD | Composer who wrote the music for West Side Story (7,9) |
| CUKOR | George ?, Best Director Oscar winner for My Fair Lady (5) |
| JETS | Fast planes for West Side Story gang (4) |
| OSCAR | Award that Ariana DeBose won for "West Side Story" |
| CANTBE | Accept what's offered in cash - George Best cons bar when drunk (7,4,2,8) |
