| LEEREMICK | US actress who starred in Anatomy of a Murder and Days of Wine and Roses, for which she received her only Academy Award nomination (3,6) |
| DOWSON | Member of the Rhymers' Club, also associated with the Decadent Movement, whose poems are the source of the phrases "gone with the wind" and "days of wine and roses" (6) |
| CUTS | Deep ___ ("Black Heart" and "Roses" for Carly Rae Jepsen, e.g.) |
| WINES | Red and rose, for two |
| PETES | Seeger and Rose, for two |
| ATTORNEY | Profession in "Anatomy of a Murder" |
| PIMP | 50 Cent hit with an instrumental cover that plays a prominent role in "Anatomy of a Fall" |
| REMICK | Lee ---, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Days of Wine and Roses (6) |
| OHARA | Kelli who was nominated for a 2024 Tony for "Days of Wine and Roses" |
| RUEMCCLANAHAN | Actress who played the role of Blanche Devereaux in the 80s sitcom The Golden Girls for which she received an Emmy award |
| WHOOPIGOLDBERG | Actress who made her film debut in The Color Purple, for which she received an Oscar nomination (6,8) |
| BEATRICE | ___ Arthur actress who played Dorothy Zbornak in the 80s sitcom The Golden Girls for which she received an Emmy award |
| KELLY | Clarkson who shared last week that her recent weight loss was aided by prescribed medication, for which she received some backlash in the media |
| TITLE | Days of wine and roses, they weren't, as Dickens would warrant! (4,5) |
| HORS | Days of wine and roses, they weren't, as Dickens would warrant! (4,5) |
| DONNA | She received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar playing against type in her role as a prostitute in Fro |
| ANOUKAIMEE | She received a Best Actress nomination for "A Man and a Woman" |
| DELANY | Decoupeuse who, in her proverbial stockings of blue, produced a "paper garden" of some 1000 scientifically accurate botanical collages or "mosaicks" of flowers, including irises, lilies, pinks and ros |
| STREEP | Meryl ___ actress of Sophie's Choice who received her MFA from Yale School of Drama |
| SARAHJMAAS | Best-selling author of the "Court of Thorns and Roses" and "Throne of Glass" "romantasy" series: 3 wds. |
