| PINBALL | ___ Wizard, song by The Who, covered by Elton John for the 1975 film Tommy (7) |
| PIN | ___ ball Wizard: Song by The Who (3) |
| ACIDQUEEN | Tina Turner's role in the 1975 film Tommy: 2 wds. |
| ALI | One who's covered by National Insurance (3) |
| MILOSFORMAN | Czech film maker who won a Best Director Oscar for the 1975 film One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (5,6) |
| AMITY | Fictional island which is the setting for the 1975 film Jaws (5) |
| ROOSTER | ___ Cogburn: character played by John Wayne in the 1975 film True Grit, for which he won his only Oscar (7) |
| ANN | - - - Margaret, Swedish actress who played Nora in the Who film Tommy (3) |
| NURSE | Character played by Louise Fletcher in the 1975 film One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (5,7) |
| TIME | Bernard Slade comedy drama that was nominated for the 1975 Tony Award for Best Play (4) |
| SAME | Bernard Slade comedy drama that was nominated for the 1975 Tony Award for Best Play (4) |
| NEXTYEAR | Bernard Slade comedy drama that was nominated for the 1975 Tony Award for Best Play (4,4) |
| STAGENAME | Point in the development of celebrity with Elton John for example (5,4) |
| GULCH | Miss ___, Wizard of Oz character played by Margaret Hamilton, who became the Wicked Witch (5) |
| DOESNTRINGABELUSHI | Forgets to call John for the cast-reunion show? (1975-79) |
| HES | ___ the Wizard (song from The Wiz) |
| DUELL | William --, actor who played Jim Sefelt in the 1975 film 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (5) |
| RYAN | Mr. O'Neal, actor who played the title role in the 1975 film Barry Lyndon (4) |
| SIRBEDEVERE | Knight played by Terry Jones in the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail (3,8) |
| RIFFRAFF | Hunchbacked handyman in the 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show played by franchise creator Richard O'Brien (4,4) |
