| ROBCORDDRY | Star of HBO's Ballers who plays Wade's friend Forrest on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| RYANREYNOLDS | ...and the guy who plays Wade Wilson (4,8) |
| ROB | Actor Corddry of HBO's "Ballers" |
| KAIHAVERTZ | Baller who scored the winner in last season's final! (3,7) |
| EMEKA | ___ Okafor (B-baller who represented the U.S. at the 2004 Olympics) |
| CTR | Baller who sometimes 16-Across, briefly |
| QUEENLATIFAH | Shown, star of HBO's "Bessie": 2 wds. |
| OPRAH | Star of HBO's "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" |
| EMMA | ___ D'Arcy, co-star of HBO's "House of the Dragon" |
| BLISS | 10s 22's take on 18 12, Bassenthwaite, Tbilisi and Volta with little revision (5,3,2,2,4,4,2,2,5) |
| BABEZAHARIAS | Golf legend, nee Didrikson, who appeared on 18-cent stamps in 1981: 2 wds. |
| SEANGIAMBRONE | Actor who plays the geeky boy, Adam, on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| ROSARIODAWSON | Zombieland: Double Tap actress who plays investigator Allegra Dill on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| KIMDICKENS | Fear the Walking Dead actress who plays police chief Eve Raytek on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| WALTONGOGGINS | Justified actor who plays the main character Wade on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| INGENUITY | Robotic helicopter landed on the surface of Mars by NASA on 18 February 2021 (9) |
| ROLF | "The Sound of Music" character who's "17 going on 18" |
| LENA | Filmmaker Dunham (creator-star of HBO's Girls) |
| RAE | Issa ___, star of HBO's "Insecure" |
| ISSARAE | Co-writer and star of HBO's "Insecure" |
