| ICECUBE | Professional name of US rapper, actor and filmmaker O'Shea Jackson Sr, born in 1969 (3,4) |
| CUBE | O'Shea Jackson Sr., a.k.a. Ice ___ |
| ICE | "___ Loves Coco" (E! reality show about a rapper/actor and his wife) |
| OSHEA | ___ Jackson Sr. (Ice Cube's real name) |
| PLAYBOI | Stage name of US rapper Jordan Terrell Carter, _ Carti (7) |
| BRANAGH | Kenneth ---, Belfast-born actor and filmmaker, the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (7) |
| WAITITI | Taika, actor and filmmaker noted for films including 2020's Jojo Rabbit (7) |
| THEROUX | Actor and filmmaker, Justin _ (7) |
| DRDRE | Professional name of US rapper Andre Romell Young (2,3) |
| LADYGAGA | Professional name of US singer and actress Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, born in 1986 (4,4) |
| CLINE | Professional name of US singer Virginia Patterson Hensley, killed in a plane crash in 1963 (5,5) |
| PATSY | Professional name of US singer Virginia Patterson Hensley, killed in a plane crash in 1963 (5,5) |
| CENT | 50 ___: stage name of US rapper Curtis Jackson III (4) |
| EMINEM | Stage name of US rapper Marshall Mathers (6) |
| ICET | Stage name of US rapper Tracy Marrow (3-1) |
| RICOCHET | Professional name of US wrestler Trevor Dean Mann, inaugural WWE Speed Champion since April 2024 (8) |
| EALHAM | Mark ...... , former England Test and ODI all-rounder born in 1969 (6) |
| DENOFTHIEVES | 2018 Gerard Butler heist film that costarred O'Shea Jackson Jr.: 3 wds. |
| GILES | ***** Coren, columnist and food critic born in 1969 (5) |
| AIDAN | ..... O'Brien, Irish racehorse trainer born in 1969 (5) |
