| CHUCKNORRIS | US actor who founded the Chun Kuk Do ('universal way') martial arts system in 1990 (5,6) |
| BUDO | Recall name of martial arts system? It's this |
| ONELEGATATIME | *Universal way to put on pants |
| ACHED | Really felt a Kuk Sool Won class |
| BRUCELEE | Creator of the martial art system Jeet Kune Do ('Way of the Intercepting Fist'), born in San Francisco in 1940 (5,3) |
| TAICHI | Martial art system |
| JEFFDANIELS | Dumb and Dumber actor who founded a theater for local actors in his Michigan hometown: 2 wds. |
| BEIJINGDUCK | Roasted meat served with chun bing |
| TREE | Herbert Beerbohm, English actor who founded the drama school RADA in 1904 (4) |
| DEPP | Actor who founded the film studio Infinitum Nihil |
| TOMHANKS | "Cast Away" actor who founded Playtone, which coproduced "Cast Away": 2 wds. |
| BRADPITT | "Ad Astra" actor who founded Plan B, which coproduced "Ad Astra": 2 wds. |
| EDWARDALLEYN | Actor who founded southeast London's Dulwich College |
| ALLEYN | Edward, Elizabethan theatre actor who founded Dulwich College (6) |
| KUNGFU | Umbrella term for Chinese martial arts such as wing chun or t'ai chi ch'uan; from Cantonese, 'skill, accomplishment' (4,2) |
| FRIEND | Chun the devil has right in his clutches (6) |
| MINAJ | Singer with the alter egos Roman Zolanski, Chun-Li, and Queen Sleeze |
| CHINHO | Kam Fong Chun in Hawaii Five-O, ... ... Kelly (4,2) |
| GOLFS | Plays Chun In-gee's sport |
| HAT | City of southern Thailand, formerly known as Khok Samet Chun (3,3) |
