| JAMESSTEWART | Star of the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life (5,7) |
| DONNA | _ Reed, star of the 1946 film It's A Wonderful Life (5) |
| CAPRA | Frank, director of the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life (5) |
| THEGREATESTGIFT | 1943 short story on which the 1946 film It's A Wonderful Life was based, by US author Philip Van Doren Stern (3,8,4) |
| LIONELBARRYMORE | U.S. actor who played Mr Potter in the 1946 film It's A Wonderful Life (6,9) |
| FRANKCAPRA | Director of the 1946 drama film It's A Wonderful Life (5,5) |
| YOUNG | Oscar-winning star of the 1946 film The Farmer's Daughter (7,5) |
| LORETTA | Oscar-winning star of the 1946 film The Farmer's Daughter (7,5) |
| HAYWORTH | Rita ---, star of the 1946 film noir Gilda |
| BAILEY | George, character played by James Stewart in the 1946 Christmas fantasy film It's A Wonderful Life (6) |
| ENOS | First name of the Cardinal who made a "mad dash" from first to home in the bottom of the eighth inning of Game 7 of the 1946 World Series |
| GEORGEBAILEY | Main character in the 1946 movie It's a Wonderful Life: 2 wds. |
| NINE | The 1946 film The Best Years of Our Lives won a total of how many Oscars? The list includes two honorary awards. (4) |
| SNEAKPREVIEW | Sly coming out before film - it's bound to catch critic's attention (5,7) |
| ICEMANCOMETH | 'The --', 1946 play by Eugene O'Neill (6,6) |
| FRANK | Author of the 1946 novel The Foxes Of Harrow (5,5) |
| YERBY | Author of the 1946 novel The Foxes Of Harrow (5,5) |
| LARRYPARKS | Actor who played the title role in the 1946 film The Jolson Story |
| RANDLE | Frank ___, music hall comedian who starred in the 1953 film It's a Grand Life |
| HESSE | Hermann, winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature (5) |
