| BECCA | ___ Fitzpatrick, author of the 2009 best seller "Hush, Hush" |
| GOTTI | The family in the 2009 best seller "This Family of Mine" |
| ADELE | Winner of the 2009 Best New Artist Grammy |
| ALGORE | Author of the 2009 book subtitled "A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis" |
| HILARY | Author of the 2009 novel, Wolf Hall, _ Mantel (6) |
| AGASSI | Author of the 2009 memoir "Open" |
| MATT | _ Fitzpatrick, British golfer who won the 2022 US Open (4) |
| NOEL | _ Fitzpatrick aka TV's Supervet (4) |
| COVE | 2009 Best Documentary Feature winner, with "The" |
| AVATAR | 2009 Best Picture nominee set in the 22nd century |
| HURT | 'The ___ Locker,' 2009 Best Picture winner |
| THEHURTLOCKER | 2009 Best Picture Oscar winner (82nd Academy Awards) (3,4,6) |
| LIAMTREADWELL | Rider of Mon Mome, 100-1 winner of the 2009 Grand National |
| ISLAFISHER | See picture clue: Star of the 2009 movie Confessions of a Shopaholic (4,6) |
| LORDS | Venue for the final of the 2009 T20 Cricket World Cup |
| ASTAIRE | Subject of the 2009 biography "Puttin' on the Ritz" |
| GIRARDI | Joe who was the manager of the 2009 World Series-winning Yankees |
| RUSSELL | ___ Crowe, star of the 2009 film State of Play (7) |
| ELEVENTH | Position occupied by Everton at the end of the 2009/10 Premier League (8) |
| MATTHEW | ....... Fitzpatrick, golfer who finished tied for seventh place at the 2016 US Masters (7) |
