| HELENMIRREN | Oscar winner for 2006's The Queen |
| FREARS | Stephen, Best Director Oscar nominee for 2006's The Queen (6) |
| EDDIEMURPHY | Former Saturday Night Live regular who was Oscar-nominated for 2006's Dreamgirls: 2 wds. |
| SYMS | Sylvia of 2006's "The Queen" |
| EYES | 2006's "The Hills Have -" |
| SION | Priory in 2006's "The Da Vinci Code" |
| ANGELS | Sequel to 2006's The Da Vinci Code, ------ & Demons (6) |
| TESLA | Scientist played by David Bowie in 2006's "The Prestige" |
| TBONE | Burnett who released 2006's "The True False Identity" after a 14-year hiatus |
| EMILY | English-American film actor who starred in 2018's A Quiet Place and 2006's The Devil Wears Prada, ----- Blunt (5) |
| WILL | British author of novels including 2006's The Book Of Dave, _ Self (4) |
| ALANARKIN | Actor who had a 38-year gap between Oscar nominations for 1968's The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter and 2006's Little Miss Sunshine: 2 wds. |
| KATRINA | Hurricane that was the subject of 2006's "When the Levees Broke" |
| HUDSON | Jennifer, who won an Oscar for her role in 2006's Dreamgirls |
| REMAKE | 2006's "Casino Royale," for example |
| ICE | 2006's "- Age: The Meltdown" |
| REESE | Star of 2006's Walk the Line, ----- Witherspoon (5) |
| FOREST | 2006's Best Actor Academy Award-winner, _ Whitaker (6) |
| DAVYJONES | Bill Nighy's character in 2006's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (4,5) |
| JOAQUIN | See picture clue: Played Johnny Cash in 2006's Walk the Line, ------- Phoenix (7) |
