| BALBOA | Surname of the fictional boxer played by Sylvester Stallone in the Rocky film series (6) |
| CREED | Apollo, fictional boxer played by Carl Weathers in the Rocky films (5) |
| APOLLO | ____ Creed, fictional boxer played in films by Carl Weathers (6) |
| ROCKY | Boxer played by Sylvester Stallone (5) |
| ADRIAN | Wife of the eponymous boxer in the Rocky film series, played by Talia Shire (6) |
| CARTER | 2000 action film starring Sylvester Stallone in the title role (3,6) |
| PENNINO | Wife of the eponymous boxer in the Rocky film series, played by Talia Shire (7) |
| RAMBO | John, character played by Sylvester Stallone in the film First Blood (5) |
| PAULIE | Rocky's best friend in the "Rocky" films |
| WEATHERS | Carl _, late actor who played boxer Apollo Creed in the Rocky film series (8) |
| APOLLOCREED | Character played by Carl Weathers in the first four instalments of the Rocky film franchise (1977-86) (6,5) |
| GET | And 10 2000 a ction film starring Sylvester Stallone in the title role (3,6) |
| GETCARTER | 2000 action film starring Sylvester Stallone in the title role (3,6) |
| CRAWLEY | Surname of the fictional Earl of Grantham and his family in the TV and film drama Downton Abbey (7) |
| STALLONE | Sylvester --, actor who played Rocky Balboa in the 'Rocky' films (8) |
| CHARLTON | Surname of the fictional tax inspector, Cedric, in H E Bates's novella The Darling Buds of May (8) |
| CARL | _ Weathers, American football player who played Apollo Creed in the Rocky films (4) |
| CONTI | Composer of the Rocky film score, Bill ... |
| BANKS | Surname of the fictional family that employed I May Poppins (5) |
| III | The "Rocky" film with Mr. T |
