| AVEDON | Photographer who was the inspiration for "Funny Face" |
| DIANE | American photographer who was the first to be included in the Venice Biennale, a year after her death (5,5) |
| ARBUS | American photographer who was the first to be included in the Venice Biennale, a year after her death (5,5) |
| ERIN | Brockovich who was the inspiration for the TV show Rebel |
| VLAD | Prince called "the Impaler," who was the inspiration for Dracula |
| HEARST | Publisher who was the inspiration for "Citizen Kane" |
| EVA | Peron who was the inspiration for an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical |
| NESS | Federal agent who was the inspiration for Dick Tracy |
| LEONOWENS | Indianborn author of the memoir The English Governess At The Siamese Court, which was the inspiration for the 1951 musical The King And I (4,9) |
| PLOVER | Bird related to the lapwing whose golden species flying at speeds of up to 60mph was the inspiration for what was originally called The Guinness Book of Records (6) |
| DOROTHEALANGE | US photographer who was known for her work during the Great Depression (8,5) |
| SNOWDON | Title of the British photographer who was married to Princess Margaret (7) |
| FANNYBRICE | US actress and singer whose life was the inspiration for the musical Funny Girl (5,5) |
| ASHDOWN | Which forest, covering West and East Sussex, was the inspiration for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories? (7) |
| GREENMOUNTAINS | Go to this Vermont area to hike the Long Trail that was the inspiration for the Appalachian Trail |
| ABSCAM | Sting that was the inspiration for the 2013 film "American Hustle" |
| LEEMILLER | American photographer who was married to the surrealist artist Roland Penrose (3,6) |
| CRUSOE | Alexander Selkirk was the inspiration for the first novel written in English, Daniel Defoe's story o |
| BEWITCHED | This 1960s sitcom was the inspiration for a 2005 Nicole Kidman movie of the same name. (9) |
| LINGO | Game show that was the inspiration for the game Wordle; Chuck Woolery hosted it from 2002-2007 |
