| JANELLE | _ Monae, musician and actress who starred in the 2022 mystery film Glass Onion (7) |
| HAIM | Alana, musician and actress who starred in the 2021 comedy film Licorice Pizza (4) |
| RIANJOHNSON | Director of the 2022 Benoit Blanc mystery film Glass Onion: 2 wds. |
| NILE | Death on the 2022 mystery film starring Kenneth Branagh and Gd Gadot (4) |
| SHEARER | Moira, ballerina and actress who starred in 1948 film The Red Shoes (7) |
| LUENELL | American comedian and actress who starred in Borat and Taken 2 (7) |
| RUBYWAX | US comedian and actress who starred in the sitcom Girls On Top (4,3) |
| DEATHON | 2022 mystery starring Gal Gadot |
| THENILE | 2022 mystery starring Gal Gadot |
| ORTEGA | Jenna, actress who starred in the 2022 film The Fallout (6) |
| MYSTERY | Word in the full title of Glass Onion |
| NECKTIE | Janelle Monae accessory, sometimes |
| COLDWAR | 2010 Janelle Monae song of East versus West? (4,3) |
| GLASSONION | 2022 mystery film starring Janelle Monae |
| UNION | US author, activist and actress who starred in the thriller Breaking In, Gabrielle ___ (5) |
| MOIRA | Ballerina and actress who starred in The Red Shoes (5,7) |
| NEWTONJOHN | Olivia _ _, late singer and actress who starred in the film Grease (1978) |
| TILDASWINTON | Oscar-winning English actress who starred in the 2022 fantasy Three Thousand Years of Longing |
| MORAN | Dylan, Irish comedian who created and starred in the 2022 BBC sitcom Stuck(5) |
| TIG | Notaro who directed and starred in the 2022 dramedy "Am I OK?" |
