| GOLDBLUM | Jeff ---, film actor who played the Wizard of Oz in Wicked |
| SCARECROW | Effigy of a human used to deter birds; or, the character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in search of a brain (9) |
| BAUM | Children's author who wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900 (4) |
| VEREEN | Ben who played the Wizard in "Wicked" |
| DJIMONHOUNSOU | Actor who played the wizard Shazam in DC's "Shazam!" and Korath in Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy": 2 wds. |
| WICKED | Desmond Barrit, a patron of Gorleston Pavilion, played The Wizard in this West End musical based upon a character in The Wizard of Oz (6) |
| BORISKARLOFF | British horror film actor who played Fu Manchu and the title character in 1932's The Mummy (5,7) |
| CURRY | Film actor who played King Arthur in the 2005 Broadway musical comedy Spamalot (5) |
| TIM | Film actor who played King Arthur in the 2005 Broadway musical comedy Spamalot (3) |
| EMERALD | - City, capital of the Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum's books (7) |
| GUYPEARCE | Film actor who played Mike Young in Neighbours |
| SEANCONNERY | Scottish film actor who played James Bond (4,7) |
| IAN | McKellen who played the wizard Gandalf |
| NAIL | Jimmy-, actor who played Oz in the TV series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (4) |
| DIRKBOGARDE | Film actor who gained prominence playing the part of a medical student in Doctor in the House (4,7) |
| SETH | Green who played Oz in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" |
| NOLTE | Nick ___ (b 1942), US film actor who won the Golden Globe award for his role in The Prince of Tides (1991) (5) |
| CHANNINGTATUM | US film actor who starred in the GI Joe movies and The Vow (8, 5) |
| MATURE | Victor, film actor who appeared in 1966 film After the Fox (6) |
| KLEIN | Actor best known for his role as Oz in the American Pie movies, Chris ___ (5) |
