| KIERKEGAARD | Soren ..., the Danish philosopher who is widely regarded as the father of existentialism (11) |
| KELCE | Travis who is widely understood to be the subject of Taylor Swift's innuendo-laced song "Wood" (October, 2025) |
| EITHEROR | First published work of the Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, which appeared in two volumes in 1 |
| POEM | Indian epic The Mahabharata is widely regarded as being the world's longest of this art form (4) |
| ABE | ___ Edgington (horse depicted in The Horse in Motion, which is widely regarded as a milestone in the development of motion pictures) |
| VELMA | "Scooby-Doo" character whose outfit is widely regarded as nerd chic |
| HIPPOCRATES | Who is traditionally regarded as the father of medicine? (11) |
| KEITHMILLER | Australian cricketer widely regarded as Australia's greatest ever all-rounder |
| MARADONA | Legendary Argentinian footballer widely regarded as the greatest in the history of the sport, while playing for Spanish club FC Barcelona in the 1980s he played against RCD Mallorca three times (8) |
| DRED | ___ Scott v. Sandford (1857 decision widely regarded as one of the worst in the history of the Supreme Court) |
| SERKIN | Bohemian-born pianist who was widely regarded as one of the greatest Beethoven interpreters of the 20th century (6,6) |
| RUDOLF | Bohemian-born pianist who was widely regarded as one of the greatest Beethoven interpreters of the 20th century (6,6) |
| TABITHARASA | A freshly cleaned Ms. Soren? |
| RICHARDS | Former West Indies cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, Viv _ (8) |
| URSULAANDRESS | Actress widely regarded as the first "Bond girl" |
| DAMASCUS | City widely regarded as the world's oldest (8) |
| TAO | Terence widely regarded as the greatest living mathematician |
| SOREN | 19th Century Danish philosopher who authored the volume Fear and Trembling (5,11) |
| BLT | Best known by its initials, this simple sandwich is made of a savory strip of meat, a leafy green and a juicy red fruit widely regarded as a veggie |
| HAS | "In the beginning the Universe was created. This ___ made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move": Douglas Adams |
