| MARAINEY | U.S. blues singer born in 1886, played in a 2020 film by Viola Davis (2,6) |
| BESSIE | ____ Smith, U.S. blues singer born in 1894 nicknamed the 'Empress of the Blues' (6) |
| NOMADLAND | 2020 film by Chloe Zhao starring Frances McDormand (9) |
| DIEGO | ___ Rivera, Mexican painter born in 1886 noted for his large murals (5) |
| KOKOSCHKA | Oskar, Austrian artist and poet born in 1886 (9) |
| HOWLINWOLF | Stage name of U.S. blues musician Chester Arthur Burnett, born in 1910 (6,4) |
| BILLIEHOLIDAY | Jazz and blues singer born in 1915 and known as Lady Day (6,7) |
| WATERS | Muddy, U.S. blues guitarist (6) |
| MAR | *"Mother of the Blues" played by Viola Davis in a 2020 film |
| NINEDAYS | Titular length of the interview process for souls waiting to be born, in a 2020 Edson Oda film |
| EMMA | Jane Austen matchmaker played by Anya Taylor-Joy in a 2020 film |
| HART | Miranda _. English actress who played Miss Bates in a 2020 film adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma (4) |
| TESLA | Inventor played by Ethan Hawke in a 2020 film |
| ROBERTDOWNEYJR | Iron Man actor who played Doctor Dolittle in a 2020 film: 3 wds. |
| ENOLAHOLMES | Sherlock's sleuthing sister, in a 2020 film |
| ENOLA | Sherlock's sister in a 2020 film |
| ANITA | Lawyer Hill who was played by Viola Davis in the HBO movie Confirmation |
| KEATING | Professor ___ criminal defense teacher in the TV show How To Get Away With Murder played by Viola Davis |
| NOMAD | Frances McDormand plays one in a 2020 film |
| OSCAR | Award won by Viola Davis in 2017 |
