| Disabled shepherd boy in a 1951 opera | 37 |
| Disable the security system for, say | 36 |
| Dis-, un-, and tri-, for example | 32 |
| Dirty, stinkin' item, perhaps | 33 |
| Dirty water in a ship's bottom | 34 |
| Dirty tricks on the campaign trail | 34 |
| Dirty trick on the campaign trail | 33 |
| Dirty one in a memorable Cagney line | 36 |
| Dirty old man's obsession, perhaps | 38 |
| Dirty kid in "Peanuts" | 32 |
| Dirty Harry's employer: Abbr. | 33 |
| Dirty Harry's employer, for short | 37 |
| Dirty Harry's employer (abbr.) | 34 |
| Dirty fare without redeeming social value | 41 |
| Dirty dishes often collect in them | 34 |
| Dirty clothes in a messy room, probably | 39 |
| Dirty "Peanuts" character | 35 |
| Dirty 'Peanuts' character | 33 |
| Dirt-dishing lass who's been cut off? | 41 |
| Dirt might be spread next to one | 32 |
| Dirt bikes' relatives, briefly | 34 |
| Dirk DeJong's nickname in a 1924 novel | 42 |
| Dirigible on an old air mail stamp? | 35 |
| DirecTV subscriber's installation | 37 |
| DirecTV device (with sword drawn) | 33 |
| Directs attention to another, after screwing up | 47 |
| Directs a ship's steering (var.) | 36 |
| Directors in charge of downsizing? | 34 |
| Directors at the construction site? | 35 |
| Director/actor Braff of "Garden State" | 48 |
| Director-producer Roger's attention? | 40 |
| Director's soundtrack instruction | 37 |
| Director's directive, perhaps | 33 |
| Director's cry to an underactor? | 36 |
| Director's alternative to a dolly | 37 |
| Director's "Stop!" | 32 |
| Director's "start" | 32 |
| Director's "Start!" | 33 |
| Director with three Best Foreign Film Oscars | 44 |
| Director with complete control over a film | 42 |
| Director with a distinctive style | 33 |
| Director who puts a creative stamp on a film | 44 |
| Director who doesn't build wooden toilets | 45 |
| Director Thomas H. ___ of the silent era | 40 |
| Director that Lucas based Han Solo on | 37 |
| Director Satyajit Ray's native tongue | 41 |
| Director Sam of "American Beauty" | 43 |
| Director Richter: 1888–1976 | 34 |
| Director Preminger and conductor Klemperer | 42 |
| Director Oliver supporting news magazine? | 41 |
| Director of the U.S. Mint (actor) | 33 |
| Director of the silent "Napoléon" | 46 |
| Director of the March on Washington: 1963 | 41 |
| Director of the last four Harry Potter films | 44 |
| Director of the last episode of "MASH" | 48 |
| Director of the last "MASH" episode | 45 |
| Director of the epic film 'Cleopatra' | 45 |
| Director of the Associated Press, 1900-35 | 41 |
| Director of the 1973 film "Amarcord" | 46 |
| Director of the "Up" documentary series | 49 |
| Director of the "Spider-Man" series | 45 |
| Director of the "Spider-Man" films | 44 |
| Director of the "M*A*S*H" series finale | 49 |
| Director of the "Lethal Weapon" films | 47 |
| Director of the "Evil Dead" trilogy | 45 |
| Director of the "Evil Dead" films | 43 |
| Director of the "Dr. Mabuse" films | 44 |
| Director of the "Dark Knight" trilogy | 47 |
| Director of six films based on Shakespeare | 42 |
| Director of Nicole in "Bewitched" | 43 |
| Director of Homeland Security Napolitano | 40 |
| Director of four films hidden in this puzzle | 44 |
| Director of 1999's biggest blockbuster | 42 |
| Director of 1983's "Scarface" | 43 |
| Director of "Two Hundred Motels" | 42 |
| Director of "The Witches," 1990 | 41 |
| Director of "The Wedding Banquet" | 43 |
| Director of "The Ten Commandments" | 44 |
| Director of "The Sweet Hereafter" | 43 |
| Director of "The Servant": 1963 | 41 |
| Director of "The Rules of the Game" | 45 |
| Director of "The Odd Couple" | 38 |
| Director of "The Ladykillers," 2004 | 45 |
| Director of "The Ice Storm" | 37 |
| Director of "The Grifters" | 36 |
| Director of "The Great Muppet Caper" | 46 |
| Director of "The Godfather" | 37 |
| Director of "The Four Seasons": 1981 | 46 |
| Director of "The Four Seasons" | 40 |
| Director of "The Deer Hunter" | 39 |
| Director of "The Big Sleep" | 37 |
| Director of "Taxi Driver": 1976 | 41 |
| Director of "Stand by Me" | 35 |
| Director of "Something Wild" | 38 |
| Director of "Seven Samurai" | 37 |
| Director of "Road to Perdition" | 41 |
| Director of "Night of the Living Dead" | 48 |
| Director of "My Dinner With Andre" | 44 |
| Director of "Mr. Deeds" | 33 |
| Director of "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" | 46 |