| FUSELI | Henry ___, painter known for 1781's The Nightmare (6) |
| ELFMAN | Danny who composed the music for The Simpsons and The Nightmare Before Christmas |
| ROTHKO | Mark - - -, 20th Century Russian-American painter known for Four Darks In Red (6) |
| LUCIAN | - Freud, English painter known for his portraits (6) |
| GIOTTO | Florentine painter known for frescoes |
| STUBBS | George -, painter known for horse portraits |
| INGRES | French painter known for his portraits |
| SEURAT | French painter known for pointillism |
| BUSHEL | Measure taken to curb the nightmare of public transport? |
| POUSSIN | French Baroque painter known for works including A Dance to the Music of Time (c. 1634-6) (7,7) |
| NICOLAS | French Baroque painter known for works including A Dance to the Music of Time (c. 1634-6) (7,7) |
| MUNCH | Edvard -, Norwegian painter known for The Scream (5) |
| RAPHAEL | Italian Renaissance painter known for works including the Sistine Madonna (1512?) (7) |
| MANET | 1800s French painter known for Olympia and Luncheon on the Grass |
| WESCRAVEN | Director of the horror genre who created the Nightmare On Elm Street series (3,6) |
| TIMBURTON | The Nightmare Before Christmas producer (3,6) |
| HALLOWEENII | Film with the tagline "The nightmare isn't over!" |
| MEGGARDINER | Lawyer who wrote the thrillers China Lake and The Nightmare Thief: 2 wds. |
| DEGAS | Influential French impressionist painter known for works including The Ballet Class (1871-74) (5) |
| EDGAR | Influential French impressionist painter known for works including The Ballet Class (1871-74) (5) |
