| GARYCOOPER | His final major role (1961) was in "The Naked Edge" |
| HENRYFONDA | His final major role (1981) was in "On Golden Pond" |
| BIRDIE | *Dick Van Dyke's winning role, 1961 |
| TAMMY | Sandra Dee title role, 1961 and 1963 |
| HUSTLER | Newman role: 1961 |
| BULGE | The Battle of the in 1944 was the final major German counteroffensive in the Second World War (5) |
| BALLET | Rudolf Nureyev, who defected from Russia in 1961, was most famous for his work in this form of enter |
| CLARKGABLE | The Misfits in 1961 was the last film starring Marilyn Monroe and which other actor? (5,5) |
| ALAN | Astronaut Shepard who, in 1961, was the first American sent into space |
| THEOPEN | The final major the golf calendar, familiarly |
| KLINE | His major role in "Sophie's Choice" was his film debut |
| NIELSEN | Leslie, actor who had the lead role in The Naked Gun film series (7) |
| FROBISHER | Sir Martin, the maritime explorer who played a major role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada (9) |
| ADOLFEICHMANN | Nazi-SS officer who played a major role in the Holocaust and was hanged in 1962 |
| PRISCILLAPRESLEY | Actress who played Jenna Wade in the TV series Dallas and Jane Spencer in the Naked Gun films |
| MANAGING | Is he coping with the laser pointer in his major role? (8,8) |
| DIRECTOR | Is he coping with the laser pointer in his major role? (8,8) |
| LILISTCYR | Burlesque legend seen in "The Naked and the Dead" |
| DREBIN | Frank ___ (Leslie Nielsen's role in "The Naked Gun" films) |
| JAMIEOLIVER | Celebrity chef who found fame in The Naked Chef in 1999 (5,6) |
