| BOLGER | Ray -, actor who played The Scarecrow in 1939 family film The Wizard of Oz (6) |
| LIOTTA | Ray -, actor who played Henry Hill in 1990 biopic Goodfellas (6) |
| GALE | "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) family name |
| RAYBOLGER | Actor who played the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (3,6) |
| TINMAN | Character played by Jack Haley in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz (3,3) |
| WICKED | Stage musical that premiered in 2003 and is a prequel to the film The Wizard of Oz (6) |
| KERMIT | ___ the Frog; Bob Cratchit in 1992 family film The Muppet Christmas Carol (6) |
| SECRET | Animated family film, The...Life of Pets (6) |
| WORZEL | 1936 children's novel subtitled The Scarecrow of Scatterbrook, by Barbara Euphan Todd (6,8) |
| TALKING | The Scarecrow in The Wizard Of Oz said wisely, "Some people without brains do an awful lot of ..." |
| LAHR | Bert, actor who played the Cowardly Lion in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz (4) |
| BERTLAHR | U.S. actor who played the Cowardly Lion in the 1939 film The Wizard Of Oz (4,4) |
| EBSEN | Buddy ___, actor who was originally cast as the Tin Man in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz (5) |
| IFIONLYHADABRAIN | *Song sung by the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz" |
| JAMIEFOXX | Ray actor who won the NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year in 2013: 2 wds. |
| MARGARETHAMILTON | US actress noted for playing the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz (8,8) |
| GARLAND | Judy ---, American actress and singer who starred in the 1939 film The Wizard Of Oz (7) |
| COWARDLY | ___ Lion, character who was played by Bert Lahr in the 1940 film The Wizard Of Oz (8) |
| DOROTHY | Character who sings with the Scarecrow in "If I Only Had a Brain" |
| DOROTHYGALE | Main character in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz (7,4) |
