| Clue | 4-Letter Answer |
| ★ American actor: ____ + [last rung] ★ | |
| Martin or Stockwell | |
| ★ ''____ Man Walking'' (1995) ★ | |
| Fermented honey and water | |
| Flesh of mammals when used for food | |
| 1944 movie: ''____ Me in St. Louis'' | |
| Become liquid; thaw | |
| Grain, such as barley, used for brewing | |
| 1946 movie: ''Two Years Before the ____'' | |
| ★ ''____ Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982) ★ | |
| A tightly closed hand | |
| Very fine rain | |
| ★ ''This ____ Be the Place'' (2011) ★ | |
| | Clue | 4-Letter Answer |
| ★ ''What ____ Happened'' (2008) ★ | |
| 1956 movie: ''____ for Life'' | |
| Gone astray; mislaid | |
| 2003 movie: ''How to ____ a Guy in 10 Days'' | |
| ★ ''It's All About ____'' (2003) ★ | |
| SNL intro: ''____ from New York....'' | |
| ★ ''The Tree of ____'' (2011) ★ | |
| ★ ''The Thin Red ____'' (1998) ★ | |
| An evergreen, coniferous tree | |
| Small, slender pieces of metal used to fasten | |
| Ball-point and fountain | |
| ★ American actor: [first rung] + ____ ★ | |
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