| SAMSMITH | Singer-songwriter whose song Writing's on the Wall from the movie Spectre won him an Oscar in 2015: 2 wds. |
| MENE | Word on the wall (from the Bible) |
| NEMO | Disney title character writing on the wall from right to left (4) |
| DADO | Moulding or rail fixed to an internal wall to protect the wall from the back of chairs (4) |
| MANMADE | Unnatural locks protecting the wall from the south (3-4) |
| LEE | Director Spike who won an honorary Oscar in 2015 |
| SPOT | What kind of light won the best picture Oscar in 2015? (4) |
| GENA | Actress Rowlands, who received an honorary Oscar in 2015 |
| ELTONJOHN | Singer-songwriter whose song Can You Feel the Love Tonight from the movie The Lion King won him an Oscar in 1994: 2 wds. |
| BOBDYLAN | Singer-songwriter whose song Things Have Changed from the movie Wonder Boys won him an Oscar in 2000: 2 wds. |
| ALAN | Music composer and songwriter ___ Menken whose song Under the Sea from the movie The Little Mermaid won him an Oscar in 1989 |
| LADYGAGA | Singer-songwriter whose song Shallow from the movie A Star Is Born won her an Oscar in 2018: 2 wds. |
| GIG | His performance in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? won him an Oscar in 1969; actor, ... Young |
| PURPLERAIN | 1984 film which showcased Prince's talent and won him an Oscar for Best Original Song Score (6,4) |
| JESSIE | _____ J, singer/songwriter whose song Price Tag reached No. 1 in the UK charts in 2011 (6) |
| DOYLE | "Popeye" ___, Gene Hackman role that won him an Oscar |
| NILSSON | American singer/songwriter whose song Everybody's Talkin' was in the film Midnight Cowboy (7) |
| EDSHEERAN | English singer-songwriter whose song Under The Tree was written for the Netflix film That Christmas (2,7) |
| ISAAK | Chris ___ , US singer-songwriter whose song Wicked Game featured in the 1990 film Wild at Heart |
| SPECTRE | 2015 movie which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Writing's on the Wall |
