| HELLSANGELS | Group that shares its name with a 1930 Howard Hughes film |
| CLEOPATRA | British girl group that shares its name with an Egyptian queen |
| ONYX | Rap group that shares a name with a gemstone |
| EUROZONE | Big group that shares a common currency |
| ETHNOS | Group that shares a culture |
| BUBBLES | A 1930 film short featuring Judy Garland before she became famous (7) |
| SMOOT | Utah senator who lent his name to a 1930 tariff act |
| PRETTYINPINK | John Hughes film named for a Psychedelic Furs song |
| WEIRDSCIENCE | Title theme song of a 1985 John Hughes film |
| MALTESEFALCON | The ..., a 1930 detective novel by Dashiell Hammett with Sam Spade as the main character (7,6) |
| VILEBODIES | A 1930 novel by Evelyn Waugh (4,6) |
| CISCOKID | Role for which Warner Baxter won a 1930 Oscar |
| THEBREAKFASTCLUB | 1985 John Hughes Film and this puzzle's subtitle |
| SIXTEEN | John Hughes film starring Molly Ringwald and Justin Henry (7,7) |
| CANDLES | John Hughes film starring Molly Ringwald and Justin Henry (7,7) |
| WEIRD | And 19 John Hughes film featuring Kelly LeBrock as the computer creation Lisa (5,7) |
| PLANESTRAINS | 1987 John Hughes film starring Steve Martin and John Candy (6,6,3,11) |
| ANDAUTOMOBILES | 1987 John Hughes film starring Steve Martin and John Candy (6,6,3,11) |
| SUE | 1991 John Hughes film featuring Alisan Porter in the title role (3) |
| CURLY | 1991 John Hughes film featuring Alisan Porter in the title role (5) |
