| CHRISTYBROWN | Irish writer and painter played by Daniel Day-Lewis in the 1989 film My Left Foot (7,5) |
| PLAINVIEW | Daniel, oil prospector played by Daniel Day-Lewis in the 2007 film There Will Be Blood (9) |
| BROWN | Christy _, Irish writer and painter whose 1954 autobiography My Left Foot was adapted for a 1989 film (5) |
| BRENDA | ____ Fricker, Irish actress who won an Oscar for 1989 film My Left Foot (6) |
| DAYLEWIS | Star of 1989 film, 'My Left Foot', Daniel - (3-5) |
| CONLON | Played by Daniel Day-Lewis in Inthe Name of the Father (6) |
| KEVINWHATELY | ____ played Lewis in the Morse and Lewis detective series |
| BILLYCRYSTAL | Meg Ryan's co-star in the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally... |
| ARISTOPHANES | Greek writer and painter, having first time off work, terribly ashen (12) |
| LINCOLN | President portrayed by Daniel Day- Lewis in a Steven Spielberg film (7) |
| ABE | Prez played by Daniel Day-Lewis |
| ASRIEL | Lord ___, character in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy played by Daniel Craig in the film The Golden Compass |
| BLAKEY | Nickname of the character played by Stephen Lewis in the sitcom On the Buses (6) |
| NICHOLSON | Surname of the actor who played 'The Joker' in the 1989 film, 'Batman' (9) |
| JACKNICHOLSON | Actor who played The Joker in the 1989 film Batman directed by Tim Burton (4,9) |
| NARNIA | Kingdom created by CS Lewis in The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe |
| DALI | Painter played by Ben Kingsley and Ezra Miller in a 2022 biopic |
| JACKSONPOLLOCK | American drip technique painter played by Ed Harris in a 2000 biopic: 2 wds. |
| GROMIT | Wallace and ___ , claymation comedy duo who debuted in the 1989 film A Grand Day Out (6) |
| MCCLANE | John, main character played by Bruce Willis in the 1989 film Die Hard (7) |
