| MONAE | Singer Janelle with roles in "Moonlight" and "Hidden Figures" |
| JANELLEMONAE | Grammy-nominated singer with roles in "Moonlight" and "Hidden Figures" |
| JANELLE | _ Monae, singer/actress whose films include Moonlight and Hidden Figures (7) |
| LETTS | Pulitzer-winning playwright Tracy with roles in "The Post" and "Lady Bird" |
| CLARE | Australian actor with roles in Glitch and Tidelands, Dustin - (5) |
| IFANS | Rhys, actor with roles in Notting Hill and The Amazing Spider-Man (5) |
| BELLUCCI | Monica, actress with roles in films including Spectre and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (8) |
| OCTAVIA | Oscar winner who stars in Gifted and Hidden Figures, ___ Spencer (7) |
| EMILY | Model with roles in Gone Girl, ___ Ratajkowski |
| ISSA | Rae with roles in two Best Picture-nominated 2023 films |
| JIM | The Big Bang Theory and Hidden Figures actor, ___ Parsons (3) |
| DUNST | Melancholia and Hidden Figures actress, Kirsten ... (5) |
| MAHERSHALAALI | Hidden Figures actor who won the 2017 and 2019 Oscars for Best Supporting Actor (Moonlight and Green Book): 2 wds. |
| MILTON | In moonlight this poet wrestles with hog |
| GRACE | Meal blessing that's 'mixed' and hidden in seven answers in this puzzle |
| ALLEN | Oscar-winning director of Magic in the Moonlight and Cafe Society, Woody ___ (5) |
| SHARKTALE | 2004 animated film with roles voiced by Will Smith and Jack Black |
| ARTS | Head off with roles, at some stage, in cultural events (4) |
| MIDNIGHT | 1989 novel by Dean Koontz set in Moonlight Cove (8) |
| NAOMIEHARRIS | Actress who played Chiron's biological mother Paula in "Moonlight": 2 wds. |
