| MENELAUS | The husband of Helen in Greek mythology (8) |
| PARIS | Lover of Helen in Greek mythology |
| LEDA | Mother of Helen, in myth |
| SONINLAW | Historical term for a stepchild; or, an affine in the form of the husband of one's daughter/progeny (3-2-3) |
| DIOMEDES | In Greek myths, a king of Argos and suitor of Helen, who fought with the Greeks at Troy (8) |
| OCONNELL | "Green Eyes" singer Helen, in 40's music |
| STMIRREN | Saint with actress Helen in Scots club |
| JONBONJOVI | Singer who plays the ex-husband of Helen Hunt's character in |
| DEAFNESS | One of Helen Keller's barriers |
| PETRUCHIO | The husband of Katherina Minola in The Taming of the Shrew (9) |
| ADAM | The first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race (4) |
| THOR | Norse deity depicted in the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda as the husband of the golden-haired goddess Sif (4) |
| CUPID | In Roman mythology, the husband of Psyche and father of Voluptas, goddess of sensual pleasure (5) |
| ORPHEUS | In Greek mythology, the husband of Eurydice (7) |
| EDNA | She did designs for Bob and Helen in "The Incredibles" |
| PAPAS | Irene ?, actress who played Helen in 1971 film drama The Trojan Women |
| AHAB | In the Old Testament, king of Israel who was the husband of Jezebel |
| PIDGEON | Walter, Canadian-U.S. actor who played the husband of the title character in the 1942 film Mrs Miniver (7) |
| ODIN | Important god in Norse mythology, the husband of Frigg (4) |
| JOSEPH | In the Bible, the husband of Mary (6) |
