| MICHAELPENN | His highly-acclaimed debut album was 1989's "March" |
| MOULD | Bob whose first solo album was 1989's "Workbook" |
| SZA | Singer who released her sophomore album, "SOS," more than five years after her critically acclaimed debut, "Ctrl" (December, 2022) |
| LOCHNER | Stefan --, German painter known for his highly mystical religious works (7) |
| WHITETEETH | Acclaimed debut novel of the author Zadie Smith |
| CLAVELL | The experiences of author James ... in Singapore's Changi prison in WWII translated into his highly |
| DAPHNEDUMAURIER | Full name of a highly acclaimed author who was a dame of literary shadows, mistress of suspense and a granddaughter of Trilby's creator (6,2,7) |
| MERYL | ___ Streep, highly acclaimed actress (5) |
| MIT | Highly acclaimed university near Harvard: Abbr. |
| JACOBI | Highly acclaimed thespian, Sir Derek _ (6) |
| ADELE | Highly acclaimed singer behind Easy On Me (5) |
| OVER | "___ the Garden Wall" (highly acclaimed 2014 miniseries) |
| SQUIDGAME | Highly-acclaimed show whose series finale dropped over the weekend |
| LIFE | Highly acclaimed 1979 television nature documentary, _ On Earth (4) |
| BREAKINGBAD | This highly acclaimed drama's episode titles include "ABQ" and "Better Call Saul" |
| SANDLER | Adam who made his film debut in 1989's Going Overboard (7) |
| ATIM | Q. "1989's 'Batman' ...was that _ ___ Burton movie?" A. "Yes." |
| NICHOLSON | Actor who was The Joker in 1989's Batman, Jack _ (9) |
| VET | Ed Harris was one in 1989's Jacknife. |
| LICENCE | The second and last appearance of Timothy Dalton as James Bond was in 1989's ... To Kill |
