| SNEAD | Sam, US golfer who won the 1946 Open Championship (5) |
| HESSE | German-Swiss author who won the 1946 Nobel in Literature |
| EMILY | ___ Greene Balch, American humanitarian who won the 1946 Nobel Peace Prize |
| SAMSNEAD | American golfer who won seven majors, including the 1946 Open (3,5) |
| UNCLE | - Sam, US personification in box F (5) |
| BRIAN | US golfer who won the 2007 Buick Open (5,7) |
| DAVIS | _ _ III, US golfer who won the 1997 PGA Championship (5,4) |
| JERRY | US golfer who won the 2009 Zurich Classic of New Orleans (5,5) |
| PEREZ | Pat ___, US golfer who won the 2009 Bob Hope Classic (5) |
| FRANK | Author of the 1946 novel The Foxes Of Harrow (5,5) |
| YERBY | Author of the 1946 novel The Foxes Of Harrow (5,5) |
| CAPRA | Frank, US film director who made the 1946 classic Christmas film It's A Wonderful Life (5) |
| ARNIE | Popular name for a US golfer who won seven majors (5) |
| YOUNG | Oscar-winning star of the 1946 film The Farmer's Daughter (7,5) |
| SPOCK | American doctor who wrote the 1946 bestseller Baby and Child Care (5) |
| RIETI | Alexandria-born composer of the 1946 ballet La Sonnambula (5) |
| DONNA | _ Reed, star of the 1946 film It's A Wonderful Life (5) |
| RUSSIA | The E European federation won the 1946 Melbourne cup |
| ENOS | Slaughter whose "Mad Dash" won the 1946 World Series |
| BENHOGAN | US golfer who won the Triple Crown of the Open, US Open and Masters championships in 1953 (3,5) |
