| GRAZIANO | see 13ac, Boxer portrayed by Paul Newman in 1956 biopic Somebody Up There Likes Me |
| ROCKY | and 9ac, Boxer portrayed by Paul Newman in 1956 biopic Somebody Up There Likes Me |
| SAL | "Somebody Up There Likes Me" actor Mineo |
| ANGELI | Actress Pier of "Somebody Up There Likes Me" |
| LAMOTTA | Jake ___, US boxer portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 1980 biopic Raging Bull (7) |
| LANG | Scott ___ character portrayed by Paul Rudd in the Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| BUTCH | ? Cassidy, character played by Paul Newman in a 1969 Western film |
| JAKELAMOTTA | Boxer portrayed by Robert De Niro in "Raging Bull": 2 wds. |
| JAMESBRADDOCK | Boxer portrayed by Russell Crowe in "Cinderella Man": 2 wds. |
| RUBINCARTER | Boxer portrayed by Denzel Washington in "The Hurricane": 2 wds. |
| OTHELLO | Shakespearean character famously portrayed by Paul Robeson |
| PEEWEE | ___ Herman, fictional character portrayed by Paul Reubens (3-3) |
| LUSTFORLIFE | 1956 biopic starring Kirk Douglas as Vincent Van Gogh (4,3,4) |
| ALI | Boxer portrayed by Foxx |
| MIME | Pretend there's a door there like Marcel Marceau |
| CUTTINGIT | Allowing very little time to get there, like working on a diamond? (7,2,4) |
| FINE | Allowing very little time to get there, like working on a diamond? (7,2,4) |
| NOR | Neither here ___ there (like a duffer's lost ball?) |
| ASTONE | Audioslave will wait for us there like this |
| BUMP | Just sitting there like a ___ on a log |
