| CURIOUSGEORGE | The Reys' kid-lit monkey, who made his big-screen debut in 2006: 2 wds. |
| WINNIETHEPOOH | A.A. Milne's kid-lit bear, who made his big-screen debut in 1966: Hyph. |
| STUART | With 34-Across, E.B. White's kid-lit mouse, who made his big-screen debut in 1999 |
| MATTHELDERS | Drummer with the band Arctic Monkeys who bought a pub (4, 7) |
| LIMPING | Fish devours little monkey who's hurt |
| FRENCHLAUNDRY | The ___ celebrity chef Thomas Keller's California-based restaurant that received the three-star rating from the Michelin Guide in 2006: 2 wds. |
| BRUCESUTTER | Relief pitcher with the Cubs Cardinals and Braves inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006: 2 wds. |
| MAKINGWAVES | David Hasselhoff's autobiography that was released in the UK in 2006: 2 wds. |
| DALAILAMA | Tibet's spiritual leader who received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2006: 2 wds. |
| TERRYGILLIAM | Monty Python comedian and filmmaker who gave up US citizenship in 2006: 2 wds. |
| ABOUTTIME | It's ___ Jonas Brothers' debut studio album that came out in 2006: 2 wds. |
| DAKOTAJOHNSON | Daughter of Melanie Griffith and Fifty Shades Freed actress who was Miss Golden Globe in 2006: 2 wds. |
| SALDANA | Zoe who made her big-screen debut in Center Stage (2000) |
| ROSARIO | Actress who made her big screen debut in 1995's Kids, _ Dawson (7) |
| STREEP | Actress who made her big-screen debut in "Julia," 1977 |
| GUSTAVKLIMT | Austrian artist whose "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I" sold at auction for a record $135 million in 2006: 2 wds. |
| DONALDDUCK | Cartoon character who made his screen debut in the 1934 film The Wise Little Hen (6,4) |
| LONDONBRIDGE | Fergie song that reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 2006: 2 wds. |
| BENWALLACE | Retired Pistons center who won consecutive Defensive Player of the Year Awards twice in 2003 and 2006: 2 wds. |
| JACKFROST | Hamilton-born star Martin Short's character in "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause" (2006): 2 wds. |
