| Make less complex | 17 |
| Stripped of nonessentials | 25 |
| What to expect with an aerodynamic car? | 39 |
| Sleek train | 11 |
| Ship that's up a creek? | 27 |
| Maximizes efficiency | 20 |
| Pinwheel turner | 15 |
| Place to swim with Joyce | 24 |
| Brain passage of a sort | 23 |
| Silt that came from a brook? | 28 |
| River feeders | 13 |
| Small rivers | 12 |
| Rivers | 6 |
| Rills | 5 |
| Fords are made here | 19 |
| Steady successions | 18 |
| Mountain waterways | 18 |
| Trout locales | 13 |
| Trout habitats | 14 |
| Transmits in real time | 22 |
| Trails of light | 15 |
| They're fordable | 20 |
| They sometimes run through a forest | 35 |
| Runs in real time, as an Internet video | 39 |
| Rill and river | 14 |
| Places for mills, once | 22 |
| Hulu offerings | 14 |
| Gulf and jet, e.g. | 18 |
| Goes with the flow? | 19 |
| Flows steadily | 14 |
| Flows profusely | 15 |
| Flowing water | 13 |
| Branches, say | 13 |
| Baby rivers | 11 |
| Avon and others | 15 |
| Anglers' locales | 20 |
| Creek footage? | 14 |
| Flowing steadily | 16 |
| Last night: Scot. | 17 |
| Actress Meryl | 13 |
| 'Silkwood' star | 23 |
| "Sophie's Choice" star | 36 |
| "Sophie's Choice" Oscar winner | 44 |
| ''Silkwood'' star | 33 |
| Three-Oscar actress | 19 |
| 14-time Oscar nominee | 21 |
| Three-time DeNiro costar | 24 |
| “The River Wild” star, 1994 | 35 |
| Thatcher portrayer in 2011 | 26 |
| Star of Postcards from the Edge | 33 |
| Star of "Sophie's Choice" | 39 |
| Sophie's Choice star | 27 |
| Silkwood portrayer | 18 |
| Recordholder for most Oscar nominations for acting | 50 |
| Portrayer of Blixen, Child and Thatcher | 39 |
| Oscar-winner Meryl | 18 |
| Oscar winner: 1979 | 18 |
| Oscar actress: 1982 | 19 |
| Noted student of actress Jean Arthur when Arthur was a teacher at Vassar | 72 |
| Movie star with the most Oscar nominations (15) | 47 |
| Movie star Meryl | 16 |
| Meryl who played Julia Child | 28 |
| Meryl of films | 14 |
| Meryl of film | 13 |
| Meryl of "Out of Africa" | 34 |
| Meryl of "Doubt" | 26 |
| Meryl from Summit, N.J. | 23 |
| Karen Blixen portrayer | 22 |
| Frequent Oscar nominee | 22 |
| Child actress? | 14 |
| Carrey's "Lemony Snicket" costar | 46 |
| Best Actress: 1982 | 18 |
| Best Actress of 1982 | 20 |
| Actress with the most Academy Award nominations | 47 |
| Actress with a record 13 Oscar nominations | 42 |
| Actress whose real last name is Gummer | 38 |
| Actress who made her big-screen debut in "Julia," 1977 | 64 |
| Actress known for her ability to master a wide range of accents | 63 |
| A star of "She-Devil" | 31 |
| 2006 Golden Globe Best Actress | 30 |
| 1979 Oscar winner | 17 |
| 16-time Oscar nominee | 21 |
| "The Iron Lady" star, 2011 | 36 |
| "The Hours" actress | 29 |
| "Silkwood" star Meryl | 31 |
| "Silkwood" star | 25 |
| "Silkwood" actress | 28 |
| "Out of Africa" star | 30 |
| "Music of the Heart" star | 35 |
| "Kramer vs. Kramer" Oscar winner | 42 |
| "Ironweed" star | 25 |
| "Doubt" star | 22 |
| "Death Becomes Her" star, 1992 | 40 |
| "Angels in America" actress | 37 |
| "Adaptation" star | 27 |
| "Adaptation" actress | 30 |
| "A Prairie Home Companion" co-star, 2006 | 50 |
| 'The Iron Lady' star | 28 |
| 'Mamma Mia!' star | 25 |
| ''Adaptation'' star | 35 |