| LYNDACARTER | Pauline in the 2005 movie, The Dukes of Hazzard (5,6) |
| EWANMCGREGOR | Moulin Rouge! actor who played his own clone in the 2005 movie The Island: 2 wds. |
| PENS | Female swans; enclosures for livestock; or, writing implements associated with Pauline in The League of Gentlemen (4) |
| UMA | Thurman of the 2005 movie The Producers |
| BRUCEWILLIS | Hartigan in the 2005 movie, Sin City (5,6) |
| KEANUREEVES | John Constantine in the 2005 movie, Constantine (5,6) |
| GOLDENGLOBE | Award Cillian Murphy was nominated for for the 2005 movie "Breakfast on Pluto" |
| TOMCRUISE | Ray Ferrier in the 2005 movie, War of the Worlds (3,6) |
| CHRISTIANBALE | He played Batman in the 2005 movie "Batman Begins": 2 wds. |
| RUSSELLCROWE | Jim Braddock in the 2005 movie, Cinderella Man (7,5) |
| ROBERTDENIRO | David Callaway in the 2005 movie, Hide and Seek (6,2,4) |
| SEANBEAN | Captain Rich in the 2005 movie, Flightplan (4,4) |
| NAOMIWATTS | Two-time Oscar-nominated actress who starred in the 2005 movie "King Kong": 2 wds. |
| THEPACIFIER | 2005 movie with the line "The panic button is for emergencies only!" (2 wds.) |
| SPELLINGBEE | In the 2005 national one, the winning word was "appoggiatura" |
| WALKTHELINE | Reese played June Carter Cash in this 2005 movie |
| STEVENSPIELBERG | Director of the 2005 movie, War of the Worlds (6,9) |
| RACHELWEISZ | English actress awarded an Oscar for her supporting role in the 2005 film The Constant Gardener (6,5) |
| LEONARDO | Star of 2005 movie The Aviator, -------- Dicaprio (8) |
| ERROL | Actor played by Jude Law in 2005 movie The Aviator, ----- Flynn (5) |
