| ACADEMYAWARDS | Annual film industry ceremony commonly known as The Oscars (7,6) |
| BRIT | The _ Awards, annual music industry ceremony (4) |
| CASSENOISETTE | Petipa ballet more commonly known as The Nutcracker (5-8) |
| OLYROOS | The Australian Under 23 football team is more commonly known as the what (7) |
| VULPECULA | Faint constellation in the northern sky, commonly known as the fox (9) |
| MAINECOON | Largest of the domesticated cat breeds, commonly known as the 'gentle giant' (5,4) |
| BUSH | Buddleja is commonly known as the 'butterfly ___', while dictamnus is the 'burning ___' (4) |
| VERONICA | Plant genus of the plantain family (Plantaginaceae) commonly known as the speedwells (8) |
| POLECAT | The African skunk is commonly known as the striped ___ |
| ELODEA | Genus of aquatic plants of the family Hydrocharitaceae commonly known as the waterweeds (6) |
| TRAGOPAN | Bird genus in the family Phasianidae commonly known as the horned pheasants (8) |
| SKUNK | The moisture-loving Lysichiton americanus is commonly known as the American ___-cabbage (5) |
| SHRIKE | Any passerine songbird of the family Laniidae, commonly known as the butcherbirds (6) |
| CLARET | The Golf Champion Trophy, commonly known as the ... Jug. (6) |
| LAFITTE | Any plant of the family Lamiaceae, commonly known as the mint family (7) |
| BIGTOE | The hallux, a body part more commonly known as the ___ (3,3) |
| CANNES | Resort on the Cote d'Azur that hosts an annual film festival along the Croisette (6) |
| LIDO | Where in Venice is the annual film festival held? (4) |
| REELROCK | Worldwide annual film festival highlighting outdoor adventure films, - Film Tour (4,4) |
| UTAH | State which is home to the Sundance Resort and its annual film festival (4) |
