| ABRAHAMS | Harold ___, British Olympic 100m champion in 1924 whose triumph was depicted in the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire |
| ALLANWELLS | British Olympic 100m gold medallist in 1980 |
| LEONURIS | Author of historical fiction born in 1924 whose novels include 'Exodus' (4,4) |
| LORETTA | Poverty-to-fame country singer whose biography was depicted in The Coal Miner's Daughter, ... Lynn |
| DRIFT | The Battle of ___ ___ was depicted in the film Zulu. (6,5) |
| RORKES | The Battle of ___ ___ was depicted in the film Zulu. (6,5) |
| PELE | Brazilian soccer great in the 1981 movie "Victory" |
| ROSE | Justin _, British Olympic golf champion (4) |
| PEATY | Adam _, British Olympic swimmer (5) |
| CROSBY | Sir Lynton ......, political strategist whose triumphs include the 2017 general election (6) |
| CHAD | Lake ___, where the Chari River empties |
| LAKECHAD | Body fed by the Chari River |
| CHANG | Brother of Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo |
| HARLODABRAHAMS | First English winner of the Olympic 100 metres (1924), whose story is told in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire (6,8) |
| KARENALLEN | Actress who spoke the 1981 movie line: "Indiana Jones...I always knew someday you'd come walking back through my door." |
| AZNAVOUR | French/Armenian singer, born Paris 1924, whose biggest hit was She (8) |
| GUERNICA | Town in Spain whose destruction 1937 by German bombers during the Spanish Civil War was depicted in a Picasso painting |
| HAYES | 1964 Olympic 100m champion who also won the Superbowl with the Dallas Cowboys in 1972 (5) |
| TRAIN | Attracted to the way it was depicted in pencil (5) |
| DRAWN | Attracted to the way it was depicted in pencil (5) |
