| ODETS | 1950: The Country Girl playwright Clifford |
| DORIS | British-Zimbabwean novelist awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007; The Grass Is Singing (1950), The Golden Notebook (1962) etc. (5,7) |
| LESSING | British-Zimbabwean novelist awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007; The Grass Is Singing (1950), The Golden Notebook (1962) etc. (5,7) |
| DINERSCLUB | Charge card company formed in 1950, the first independent credit card company in the world |
| NEILSIMON | "The Goodbye Girl" playwright |
| ELMERRICE | "Dream Girl" playwright, 1945 |
| ELMER | 'Dream Girl' playwright Rice |
| NEILL | Actor in films including The Country Girls. The Piano, The Horse Whisperer and Blackbird who also played the part of Thomas Wolsey in The Tudors (5) |
| CLIFFORD | Playwright famous for Waiting for Lefty, The Big Knife, The Country Girl, etc. (8,5) |
| ERICA | In the morning, leaving the country girl (5) |
| KELLY | Princess of Monaco and winner of the Best Actress Oscar for her work in The Country Girl (last name only) (5) |
| GRACE | Best Actress Oscar winner for the 1954 film The Country Girl (5) |
| CANADAREHAN | "The Country Girl" up north? |
| BINGCROSBY | Oscar nominee for "The Country Girl" (1954) |
| GRACEKELLY | Shown, "The Country Girl" star: 2 wds. |
| UTA | Hagen of "The Country Girl" |
| UTAHAGEN | Tony-winning actress for "The Country Girl" |
| UAHAGEN | Tony winner for "The Country Girl" |
| EDNA | "The Country Girl" author O'Brien |
| PASTEDON | Used glue to attach bad review about retro playwright Clifford (6,2) |