| Director of "Meet John Doe" | 37 |
| Director of "L'Avventura" | 39 |
| Director of "Jules et Jim" | 36 |
| Director of "It's a Wonderful Life" | 49 |
| Director of "It Happened One Night" | 45 |
| Director of "Inside Man" | 34 |
| Director of "Groundhog Day" | 37 |
| Director of "Eraserhead" | 34 |
| Director of "Eat Drink Man Woman" | 43 |
| Director of "Brokeback Mountain" | 42 |
| Director of "Bride of the Monster" | 44 |
| Director of "Breaking Away" | 37 |
| Director of "Betsy's Wedding" | 43 |
| Director of "Being John Malkovich" | 44 |
| Director of "Au Revoir, Les Enfants" | 46 |
| Director of "Apollo 13" | 33 |
| Director of "Apocalypse Now" | 38 |
| Director of "Anna Karenina": 1948 | 43 |
| Director of "A Fistful of Dollars" | 44 |
| Director of "A Beautiful Mind" | 40 |
| Director of "12 Years a Slave" | 40 |
| Director of ''Meet John Doe'' | 45 |
| Director of ''Marty'' | 37 |
| Director of ''Gladiator'' | 41 |
| Director of "Star Wars: Episode VII" | 47 |
| Director Martin Scorsese's anagrammatic claim | 49 |
| Director Mark of "Earthquake" | 39 |
| Director Mack of early slapstick | 32 |
| Director known for spaghetti Westerns | 37 |
| Director in "A Chorus Line" | 37 |
| Director Howard Hawks's last film, 1970 | 43 |
| Director Hayao Miyazaki's genre | 35 |
| Director Hal in an explosive mood? | 34 |
| Director Grosbard or a curved Alaskan knife | 43 |
| Director Griffith's middle name | 35 |
| Director Flaherty's "Man of ___" | 46 |
| Director dubbed "Godfather of Zombies" | 48 |
| Director David, "Lawrence of Arabia" | 46 |
| Director Daniels of "The Butler" | 42 |
| Director Christopher and actor Lloyd | 36 |
| Director Burton and football player Tebow | 41 |
| Director Arthur getting back on his feet? | 41 |
| Director and star of "Armour of God" | 46 |
| Director and cinematographer Nicolas | 36 |
| Director (Vietnam War infantryman) | 34 |
| Directly proportional, in mathematics | 37 |
| Directly abreast a ship's middle | 36 |
| Directive to a masseur at a Jewish spa? | 39 |
| Directive repeated in an aerobics class | 39 |
| Directions-seeker's question | 32 |
| Directions you're involved with | 35 |
| Directions for a basement escort? | 33 |
| Directionally proficient author? | 32 |
| Directionally challenged pilot of 1938 | 38 |
| Directional sign of Sagittarius? | 32 |
| Directional movie starring Laurel and Hardy | 43 |
| Directional movie based on a Steinbeck novel | 44 |
| Directional movie based on a Broadway musical | 45 |
| Directional guide for the Three Wise Men | 40 |
| Direction-seeker's admission | 32 |
| Direction toward which the wind blows | 37 |
| Direction tornadoes spin in the N. Hemisphere | 45 |
| Direction to the special effects guy? | 37 |
| Direction to look at the back of the book | 41 |
| Direction to change from north to west? | 39 |
| Direction to an alternative musical passage | 43 |
| Direction to a pharmacist, briefly | 34 |
| Direction the Lincoln Memorial faces | 36 |
| Direction that may follow a ritardando | 38 |
| Direction Super Mario Bros. scrolls toward | 42 |
| Direction suggested by this puzzle's theme | 46 |
| Direction shadows point at sunset, roughly | 42 |
| Direction recommended by Horace Greeley | 39 |
| Direction on an application form | 32 |
| Direction of the moon's orbit | 33 |
| Direction of the earth's rotation | 37 |
| Direction of Earth's rotation | 33 |
| Direction not in any state names | 32 |
| Direction givers' suggestions: Abbr. | 40 |
| Direction from which el sol rises | 33 |
| Direction from Saskatchewan to Alberta | 38 |
| Direction from Okla. City to Tulsa | 34 |
| Direction from NYC to Jacksonville | 34 |
| Direction from Madrid to Barcelona | 34 |
| Direction from Luxembourg to Nürnberg | 40 |
| Direction from Lódz to Warsaw | 32 |
| Direction from Lake Charles to Baton Rouge | 42 |
| Direction from K.C. to Nashville | 32 |
| Direction from JFK to the Hamptons | 34 |
| Direction from Hannover to Berlin | 33 |
| Direction from Granada to Madrid | 32 |
| Direction from Columbus, Ohio, to Columbia, S.C. | 48 |
| Direction from Columbus GA to Columbus OH | 41 |
| Direction from Chicago-to-Houston | 33 |
| Direction for a crossword solver | 32 |
| Direction de Marseille à Grenoble | 36 |
| Direction clarified by the direction giver | 42 |
| Direction bands from New England drive home | 43 |
| Direction after Near, Middle or Far | 35 |
| Direction after Near, Far or Middle | 35 |