| KATHRYN | See picture clue: Director of 2009's The Hurt Locker, ------- Bigelow (7) |
| CAMERON | See picture clue: Director of 1998's Titanic, James ------- (7) |
| TARANTINO | See picture clue: Director of 1994 film Pulp Fiction, Quentin --------- (9) |
| RENNER | See picture clue: Actor from 2009's The Hurt Locker, Jeremy ------ (6) |
| KATHRYNBIGELOW | Woman who won the Best Director Oscar for 2009's The Hurt Locker: 2 wds. |
| BLUNT | The star of 2009's The Young Victoria, Emily ----- (5) |
| RAPACE | Noomi ___, lead actress of 2009's "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" |
| ALEXANDRA | - Burke, winner of 2009's The X Factor (9) |
| BIGELOW | "The Hurt Locker" director Kathryn |
| DEFUSER | Bomb ___ (hazardous job depicted in "The Hurt Locker") |
| SHARLTO | Star of 2009's District 9, - Copley (7) |
| IRAQWAR | "The Hurt Locker" backdrop |
| MONIQUE | Winner of 2009's Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Precious" |
| EVANGELINELILLY | Canadian actress who played in "The Hurt Locker" and "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" |
| JEREMY | The Bourne Legacy and The Hurt Locker actor, ___ Renner |
| AVATAR | "The Hurt Locker" beat it for Best Picture |
| BOAL | Mark who wrote the screenplay to "The Hurt Locker" (and won an Oscar for it) |
| IRAQIS | Some background characters in "The Hurt Locker" |
| LILLY | Evangeline -, Canadian actress who played Connie James in 2008 film drama The Hurt Locker (5) |
| EVANGELINE | Lost actress who also stars in The Hurt Locker, ___ Lilly |