| RITA | Moreno who was in both the 1961 and 2021 versions of "West Side Story" |
| RACHELZEGLER | Actress who played Maria in the 2021 version of West Side Story (6,6) |
| MORENO | Rita ___, actress who appeared in both the 1962 and 2021 film versions of West Side Story (6) |
| GARN | Jake who was in both the Senate and space |
| STORY | West Side ___, stage musical plus 1961 and 2021 films (5) |
| BENEKING | Singer with the 1961 and 1986 hit Stand by Me: 3 wds. |
| DONCHEADLE | House of Lies actor who narrates the 2021 version of 36-Across as the grown version of the 12-year-old lead character: 2 wds. |
| SELENA | Gomez who was in both "Barney" and "Spring Breakers" |
| ANSELELGORT | Actor who played Tony in the 2021 film version of 'West Side Story' (5,6) |
| NATALIEWOOD | Actress who played Maria in 1961 version of West Side Story (7,4) |
| EIFFELPRETTY | Song from the French version of "West Side Story"? |
| RITAMORENO | Actress in "West Side Story" (1961) and "West Side Story" (2021) |
| ARTE | Moreno who was the first Mexican-American to own a MLB team |
| WISE | Oscar-winning "West Side Story" (1961) and "The Sound of Music" (1965) director Robert |
| ANITA | Oscar-winning "West Side Story" role for both Rita (1961) and Ariana (2021) |
| GANGS | The Jets and the Sharks of "West Side Story," e.g. |
| MARIA | Character played by Rachel Zegler in the 2021 film of West Side Story (5) |
| ARNOLDPALMER | America golfer, nicknamed The King, who won the Open in 1961 and 1962 |
| ACTINGSCHOOL | For those in future productions of West Side Story, for instance, pretending to be with the Sharks ( |
| UNDERWOOD | Where actress Moreno appears at the end of West Side Story? |
