| KWAI | Title locale of the 1957 Best |
| ALANJAY | Winner, with Frederick Loewe, of the 1957 Best Musical Tony Award winner for My Fair Lady |
| ALANJAYLERNER | Winner, with Frederick Loewe, of the 1957 Best Musical Tony Award winner for My Fair Lady |
| LERNER | Winner, with Frederick Loewe, of the 1957 Best Musical Tony Award winner for My Fair Lady (4,3,6) |
| ELMST | Title locale of five 1980s films: Abbr. |
| SUNSETSTRIP | California title locale of a 1950s-'60s TV series |
| THESEA | Title locale of a Hemingway novel |
| ARABIA | Best Picture title locale the year after the West Side |
| CRANKO | John, choreographer of the 1957 ballet The Prince of the Pagodas (6) |
| JOHNCRANKO | Choreographer of the 1957 ballet The Prince of the Pagodas (4,6) |
| BRIDGEONTHE | ?The ___", 1957 Best Picture Oscar-winner (6,2,3,5,4) |
| UMEKI | 1957 Best Supporting Actress Miyoshi ___ |
| SEA | Title locale for a Hemingway novel, with "the" |
| ALECGUINNESS | Oscar-winning star of the 1957 war film The Bridge on the River Kwai (4,8) |
| NESS | Co-author of the 1957 memoir "The Untouchables" |
| KEROUAC | Author of the 1957 novel On The Road, Jack _ (7) |
| PERSONALIZED | Title locale in a 1937 Ronald Colman film |
| STMARYS | Title locale in a classic Bing Crosby film |
| SPINE | Title locale, perhaps |
| WALLSTREET | Title locale in a 1987 Oliver Stone drama |
