| ABELFERRARA | Neo-noir filmmaker behind King of New York (4,7) |
| ABEL | Director Ferrara of "King of New York" ('90) |
| CARDINALROW | American neo-noir fantasy series with Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne (8,3) |
| REDROCKWEST | Nicolas Cage and Dennis Hopper's 1993 neo-noir (3,4,4) |
| INCOLDBLOOD | 1967 neo-noir film based on Truman Capote's novel (2,4,5) |
| WAYOFTHINKING | King of New York with a different mind-set |
| ARGO | Tough guy character actor (King of New York, Bad Lieutenant '92), Victor. |
| FRANKWHITE | Christopher Walken's character in King of New York |
| CARUSO | David, actor whose film roles include Dennis Gilley in King of New York (6) |
| PENNY | Marshall, the filmmaker behind A League Of Their Own and Big (5) |
| VALKYRIE | She's the recently appointed king of New Asgard in the MCU (8) |
| ARTHUR | Ruler of myth, a day behind king (6) |
| ROBBERY | Crime of yore possibly involving two bishops behind king (7) |
| KACHINA | Spirit of a country behind King (7) |
| ROYALIST | Supporter of monarchy: lot I say about getting behind king (8) |
| CARDIAC | I place half the aces behind king or queen of hearts (7) |
| ALMODOVAR | Pedro _, Spanish filmmaker behind 2006's Volver (9) |
| MICHAELMOORE | US documentary filmmaker behind Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling For Columbine (7,5) |
| GILLIAM | Terry _, surreal filmmaker behind Twelve Monkeys and Brazil (7) |
| LYNCH | Filmmaker behind Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet (5) |
