| GRISSOM | Gus -, USAF test pilot portrayed by Fred Ward in 1983 film drama The Right Stuff |
| GUSGRISSOM | USAF test pilot portrayed by Fred Ward in 1983 film drama The Right Stuff |
| LOWE | Rob ?, actor whose roles include Sodapop Curtis in 1983 film drama The Outsiders (4) |
| SULLY | Pilot portrayed by Tom Hanks |
| RONSTADT | Linda ___, singer-actress who played Mabel in 1983 film musical The Pirates of Penzance (8) |
| BOWIE | David, singer/actor who appeared in 1983 film The Hunger (5) |
| PLOUGHMANS | The ___, 1983 film drama written by Ian McEwan and starring Jonathan Pryce (10,5) |
| LUNCH | The -, 1983 film drama written by Ian McEwan and starring Jonathan Pryce (10,5) |
| YEAGER | Chuck -; test pilot who was the first to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight (6) |
| CHUCKYEAGER | Test pilot who was the first person to break the sound barrier, in 1947: 2 wds. |
| NEILARMSTRONG | Test pilot who was the first person to set foot on the Moon, in 1969: 2 wds. |
| RAMPLING | Charlotte, actress who starred in 1983 film The Verdict (8) |
| TREMORS | 1990 horror comedy film starring Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward (7) |
| AMRITRAJ | Vijay, Indian tennis player who appeared in 1983 film Octopussy (8) |
| EJECTION | But isn't this the safest place for a test pilot to be in? (8,4) |
| SEAT | But isn't this the safest place for a test pilot to be in? (8,4) |
| STILTPOET | The TEST PILOT quit aviation to write odes about a clown's prop by becoming a ___ |
| TIMPEAKE | British former test pilot who boarded the International Space Station in 2015 (3,5) |
| ALANSHEPARD | Test pilot who was the first American to travel into space, in 1961: 2 wds. |
| YENTL | 1983 film drama directed by and starring Barbra Streisand |
