| RIPTORN | Actor cousin of Sissy Spacek whose real first names were Elmore Rual (3,4) |
| SEPTIC | Rual homeowner's tank |
| WALTERMASSEY | Toronto-born actor (whose famous actor cousin is Raymond) who starred on the 1990s reboot of TV classic "Lassie" as Dr. Donald Stewart: 2 wds. |
| WHOOPI | Co-star of Sissy in "The Long Walk Home" |
| BINGCROSBY | American singer and actor whose real first names were Harry Lillis |
| GRECO | Buddy ___, American jazz and pop singer and pianist whose real first names were Armando Joseph |
| RAYBRYANT | Philadelphia-born jazz pianist whose real first names were Raphael Homer (3,6) |
| WBYEATS | Irish poet and dramatist whose first names were William Butler (1,1,5) |
| SHELLEY | Whose first names were Percy Bysshe? (7) |
| RIHANNA | One-named singer whose real first name is Robyn |
| GROUCHO | Marx brother whose real first name was Julius (7) |
| TEMPEST | The ___, Shakespeare play whose characters' names were used for some of Uranus's moons (7) |
| CHEVYCHASE | American comedian, writer and actor whose real first names are Cornelius Crane |
| TORIAMOS | American singer-songwriter and pianist whose real first names are Myra Ellen (4,4) |
| TIGERWOODS | Golfer whose real first names are Eldrick Tont |
| PRIESTLEY | What was the surname of the author whose first names were John Boynton? (9) |
| CUMMINGS | E e ___, US poet whose first names were Edward Estlin (8) |
| EECUMMINGS | American poet and painter whose first names were Edward Estlin (1,1,8) |
| GROUCHOMARX | Member of a comedy family whose real first name was Julius (7,4) |
| AUDEN | Which British-born poet's first names were Wystan Hugh? (5) |
