| VINCE | Hacksaw Ridge and Freaky star, _ Vaughn (5) |
| MEL | Hacksaw Ridge and Braveheart director, ___ Gibson |
| ANDREW | Hacksaw Ridge and The Social Network actor, ___ Garfield |
| OPALS | Australian gemstones mined at Lightning Ridge and Coober Pedy |
| RENEW | Renovate Magritte, perhaps, with tip of hacksaw (5) |
| RIDGE | Hacksaw ___, film directed by Mel Gibson (5) |
| HUSKS | Cases centering around househusband's hacksaws |
| SAM | Avatar, Everest and Hacksaw Ridge actor, ___ Worthington (3) |
| HUGO | The Dressmaker and Hacksaw Ridge actor, ___ Weaving (4) |
| LEE | Halloween and Freaky Friday star, Jamie ... |
| HANNAH | _ Waddingham, star of film Winter Ridge and TV series Ted Lasso (6) |
| VAUGHN | Hacksaw Ridge actor, Vince ___ |
| GIBSON | Hacksaw Ridge director Mel |
| GARFIELD | Andrew ?, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Hacksaw Ridge |
| TERESA | "Hacksaw Ridge" actress Palmer |
| MELGIBSON | Director of 2017 war drama Hacksaw Ridge (3,6) |
| PIERRE | Aaron _, star of the 2024 films Rebel Ridge and Mufasa: The Lion King (6) |
| ELMORILEONARD | Author of the novels Get Shorty and Freaky Deaky (6,7) |
| LEONARD | Elmore ?, author of novels Get Shorty and Freaky Deaky |
| LINDSAY | The Parent Trap and Freaky Friday actress, _ Lohan (7) |
