| HATEFUL | Quentin Tarantino Western film, The ___ Eight (7) |
| EXORCIST | 1973 supernatural horror film, The _ (8) |
| OCTOPUS | Paul the ___ eight-limbed mollusk famous for correctly predicting the results during the 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| THEUGLY | Classic Western film, The Good, the Bad and ___ |
| RUSSELL | Jane ?, actress who played Calamity Jane in 1948 comedy-Western film The Paleface (7) |
| SPRINGS | Hampton ___: eight lakes venue in Cheshire (7) |
| TENNINE | New Year's Eve countdown opener: "___, ___, eight..." |
| EIGHT | Quentin Tarantino Western movie, The Hateful ___ (5) |
| UNCHAINED | Quentin Tarantino Western with Jamie Foxx, Django ... (9) |
| DJANGOUNCHAINED | 2012 Quentin Tarantino western |
| THEHATEFULEIGHT | 2015 Quentin Tarantino western |
| UGLY | 1960s Clint Eastwood western film, The Good, the Bad and the ---- (4) |
| JANE | _ Campion, director of the 2021 western film The Power of the Dog (4) |
| BENEDICT | _ Cumberbatch, star of the 2021 western film The Power of the Dog (8) |
| ELI | ___ Wallach actor who played Calvera in the Western film The Magnificent Seven |
| AUDIE | Decorated US soldier and actor who played the title role in 1952 Western film The Cimarron Kid (5,6) |
| MURPHY | Decorated US soldier and actor who played the title role in 1952 Western film The Cimarron Kid (5,6) |
| AUDIEMURPHY | Decorated US soldier and actor who played the title role in 1952 Western film The Cimarron Kid |
| RUSSEL | see 5dn, Actress whose roles included Calamity Jane in 1948 comedy-western film The Paleface (4,7) |
| FICHTNER | William ?, actor who played Butch Cavendish in 2013 Western film The Lone Ranger |
