| NAKEDAPE | With "The," 1973 film based on a Desmond Morris bestseller |
| MACKINTOSHMAN | 'The ---', 1973 film based on Desmond Bagley's novel The Freedom Trap (10,3) |
| APE | "The Naked ___" (1967 Desmond Morris bestseller) |
| FOX | Who played the title role in the 1973 film The Day Of The Jackal? (3) |
| STARDUST | 1974 Michael Apted film that was the sequel to the 1973 film That'll Be the Day |
| ENTERTAINER | The ___, 1902 piano rag by Scott Joplin used as the theme music for the 1973 film The Sting |
| NAKEDPEA | With "The," Desmond Morris book about a legume in the raw? |
| EDGAR | The ___ Winter Group (rock band with the 1973 hit "Free Ride") |
| ROBERTA | Singer Flack with the 1973 hit "Killing Me Softly With His Song" |
| MORTSAHL | Political comedian with the 1973 album "Sing a Song of Watergate" |
| MARVINGAYE | Motown artist with the 1973 hit Let's Get It On: 2 wds. |
| THELAST | The 1973 film by Hal Ashby with Jack Nicholson (3,4,6) |
| DETAIL | The 1973 film by Hal Ashby with Jack Nicholson (3,4,6) |
| STING | 'The ---', 1973 film which won a Best Picture Oscar (5) |
| LINDABLAIR | Actress who played Regan in the 1973 film The Exorcist |
| THEFOURTOPS | Group with the 1973 song "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)": 3 wds. |
| EDGARWINTER | Rocker with the 1973 #1 hit "Frankenstein" |
| ZZTOP | Group with the 1973 album "Tres Hombres" |
| WAYTODUSTYDEATH | With "The," 1973 Alistair MacLean novel whose title comes from "Macbeth" |
| ELP | Grp. with the 1973 gold album "Brain Salad Surgery" |
