| CONAIR | It was plane crazy for Nicolas Cage and John Cusack (3,3) |
| CON | "___ Air"; movie for Nicolas Cage and John Cusack |
| MINNIE | Cartoon character who first appeared in 1929's Plane Crazy, _ Mouse (6) |
| IWERKS | U.B., animated-cartoon director of various Mickey Mouse films including 1928's Plane Crazy (6) |
| SNAKE | "___ Eyes"; film for Nicolas Cage and Gary Sinise |
| AIR | Nicolas Cage and John Cusack action movie, Con _ (3) |
| LIONEL | SANTA BARBARA role for Nicolas Coster |
| CASTOR | "Face/Off" role for Nicolas |
| FACEOFF | Nicolas Cage and John Travolta's thriller from 1997 (4,3) |
| STOLEN | 2012 action film starring Nicolas Cage and Josh Lucas |
| CORELLI | 2001 title role for Nicolas Cage |
| RIDER | "Ghost ___"; movie for Nicolas Cage |
| CITY | and 20dn, 1996 film drama starring Al Pacino and John Cusack |
| RUNAWAYJURY | 2003 legal thriller film starring Dustin Hoffman (birthday today) and John Cusack based on the John Grisham novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| MUSTLOVEDOGS | 2005 film starring Diane Lane and John Cusack (4,4,4) |
| GRANDPIANO | 2013 film thriller starring Elijah Wood and John Cusack (5,5) |
| CITYHALL | 1996 film drama starring Al Pacino and John Cusack (4,4) |
| GRAND | 2013 thriller starring Elijah Wood and John Cusack (5,5) |
| PIANO | 2013 thriller starring Elijah Wood and John Cusack |
| HALL | see 15ac, 1996 film drama starring Al Pacino and John Cusack |
