| SHERLOCKHOLMES | Robert Downey Jr. is slated to play this movie role for the third time; the first two movies grossed over $1 billion combined |
| SAJAN | If Srihari Nataraj is the second Indian swimmer to secure the A-mark Olympic Qualification Time, the first is ... Prakash. (5) |
| ANA | De Armas who is slated to play Marilyn Monroe in the forthcoming film "Blonde" |
| TEMPO | This word means in Italian "rate of speed," in reference to music. The Italian, in turn, is derived from a Latin word meaning "time." The first known use is c. 1724. |
| THESERVANT | The main actor had to wait to be in this movie role (3,7) |
| MAN | Robert Downey Jr. is "Iron _" |
| IRON | Robert Downey Jr. is "_ Man" |
| JOHNSON | His first two films were Brick and The Brothers Bloom (4,7) |
| RIAN | His first two films were Brick and The Brothers Bloom (4,7) |
| COEED | Rocky Balboa fights Apollo ___ in his first two films. (5) |
| LESTER | Richard, who directed 20 across in the group's first two films (6) |
| HARRIET | Tubman whose likeness is slated to be added to the twenty-dollar bill |
| PETERTHOMSON | Captain of the International Team -- for the third time -- in this year's Presidents Cup |
| RYAN | Seacrest who is slated to be the next host of "Wheel of Fortune" |
| RENEE | Actor Rapp who is slated to appear in Season 5 of The Morning Show |
| EBSEN | Buddy originally slated to play the Tin Man in "The Wizard of Oz" |
| TESSA | Thompson who's slated to play Marvel's first out L.G.B.T.Q. superhero |
| ZOOTOPIA | 2016 Disney hit that won the Best Animated Feature Oscar and is slated for a sequel, per Iger |
| TAKEN | For the third time, Neeson ain't available for the fourth... otherwise engaged! (5) |
| TIGERWOODS | American golfer who won the British Open for the third time in 2006 (5,5) |