| DREYFUSS | Richard, who was Matt Hooper and Roy Neary (8) |
| POLTERGEIST | 1982 supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and co-produced and co-written by Steven Spielberg (11) |
| HEAP | The "sculpture" made by Roy Neary in his living room in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," e.g. |
| PORT | Ship's opening close to Matt Hooper struggling with line (8) |
| JAWS | Film in which Richard Dreyfuss played oceanographer Matt Hooper (4) |
| ENVY | Truffaut to Dreyfuss in Close Encounters: "Mr. Neary, I ____ you." |
| MYSTICPIZZA | 1988 film starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts and Lili Taylor that was Matt Damon's film debut (6,5) |
| OVERTHEEDGE | 1979 film that was Matt Dillon's film debut (4,3,4) |
| HANS | He was Matt King's character in Peep Show, Super _ (4) |
| ARMITAGE | Richard who was Thorin in The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey (8) |
| CHAINSAW | Horror film franchise created by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper, The Texas _ Massacre (8) |
| THYREOID | Edith and Roy constructed something that's shield-shaped (8) |
| LAVATORY | Al and Roy adapt vat for convenience (8) |
| MASSACRE | Spawning several sequels, the horror movie made in 1973 by director Tobe Hooper was The Texas Chains |
| HATHAWAY | Anne, actress whose film roles include Fantine in Tom Hooper's 2012 adaptation of Les Miserables (8) |
| EMERSONS | Ralph Waldo and Roy |
| PARDONMY | 1970s ITV children's comedy series starring Ellis Jones and Roy Barraclough (6,2,5) |
| GERE | Actor Richard who was once married to Cindy Crawford |
| BEYMER | Richard who was Tony in West Side Story (6) |
| III | Richard who was the last English king killed in battle |
