| MICHAEL | "Careless Whisper" singer: George __ |
| MICHAEL | "Jurassic Park" novelist Crichton |
| MICHAEL | "Person of Interest" actor Emerson |
| MICHAEL | & 11D 2002 Commonwealth men's 400m gold medallist |
| MICHAEL | & 21A English actor whose roles included Locque in 1981 action film For Your Eyes Only |
| MICHAEL | & 4D 2007 film thriller starring George Clooney in the title role |
| MICHAEL | 90s Travolta Archangel flick |
| MICHAEL | A Christian archangel, protector of the Jews |
| MICHAEL | Actor Caine |
| MICHAEL | Actor Cera or Caine |
| MICHAEL | Actor Douglas, Kirk's son |
| MICHAEL | Actor Keaton from "Batman Returns" or Douglas from "Basic Instinct" who share the same name |
| MICHAEL | Archangel in Daniel |
| MICHAEL | Boat rower of song |
| MICHAEL | Fastlove and Last Christmas singer George |
| MICHAEL | First name of Marty McFly actor Fox |
| MICHAEL | First of the archangels |
| MICHAEL | Former NBA player ___ Jordan who is a member of the Boy Scouts of America |
| MICHAEL | Founder of the band Wham!: George __ |
| MICHAEL | George __, singer of Faith and Careless Whisper |
| MICHAEL | George who sang "I Want Your 7-Down" |
| MICHAEL | Half of the music duo Wham: the late George __ |
| MICHAEL | Hoops great Jordan |
| MICHAEL | Hoops hall-of-famer jordan |
| MICHAEL | Keaton, B. Jordan, or Fassbender |
| MICHAEL | Kirk's son |
| MICHAEL | NBA great Jordan |
| MICHAEL | One of the Jackson 5 |
| MICHAEL | One of the archangels |
| MICHAEL | Prince __ of Kent, cousin of Queen Elizabeth II |
| MICHAEL | Racing driver Schumacher, who competed in Formula One, and holds the record for winning the most F1 World Championships |
| MICHAEL | Singer George |
| MICHAEL | Speedy Andretti, son of (speedy) Mario and father of (yep, also speedy) Marco |
| MICHAEL | With 17-Across, "Masters of Sex" actor who plays the angel Aziraphale on 30-Across |
| MICHAEL | With 25-Down, this puzzle's honoree |
| MICHAEL | With 32-Across, 2007 film for which Tilda Swinton won an Oscar for her portrayal of lawyer Karen Crowder |
| MICHAEL | With 33-Across, King of Pop whose estate was called Neverland |
| MICHAEL | With 33-Across, one of the two singers on 15-Across |
| MICHAEL | With 33-Across, pop singer whose posthumous album "This Is It" topped the charts in 2009 |
| MICHAEL | With 37-Across, actor who shares his wife's birthday, only 25 years earlier |
| MICHAEL | With 37-Across, the King of Pop |
| MICHAEL | With 38-Across, "Lost" actor portraying billionaire Harold Finch on 14-/52-Across |
| MICHAEL | With 38-Across, former Giants defensive end who's supported St. Jude's |
| MICHAEL | With 40-Across, "King of Pop" |
| MICHAEL | With 40-Across, singer who played the Scarecrow in "The Wiz" |
| MICHAEL | With 41-Across, musician known as the King of Pop |
| MICHAEL | With 46-Across, singer who was the top-earning dead celebrity of 2017, at $75 million |
| MICHAEL | __ C. Hall played Dexter, the serial killer |
| MICHAEL | __ Fassbender, David in Prometheus |
| MICHAEL | __ Jordan, legendary US basketball player |
| MICHAEL | __ Kors, designer with a billion dollar brand |
| MICHAEL | __ Moore, controversial, liberal movie maker |
| MICHAEL | __, Row the Boat Ashore, covered by The Highwaymen |
| MICHAEL | __Caine, Alfie and Zulu actor |
| MICHAEL | ___ Bay, American film director who directed the 1995 action film "Bad Boys" |
| MICHAEL | ___ Cooper, former WNBA coach for Atlanta Dream from 2014 to 2017 |
| MICHAEL | ___ Crichton, author of "Jurassic Park" who went to Harvard Medical School |
| MICHAEL | ___ Dickson, NFL player who drinks a cup of coffee with chocolate milk for every pregame meal |
| MICHAEL | ___ J. Fox (actor whose middle name is actually Andrew) |
| MICHAEL | ___ J. Fox and Tracy Pollan, couple who took their romance on "Family Ties" off-screen |
| MICHAEL | ___ Jackson |
| MICHAEL | ___ Jackson and Paul McCartney, singers who collaborated on the song "Say Say Say" |
| MICHAEL | ___ Jackson, American singer dubbed the "King of Pop" whose 1982 album "Thriller" is the best-selling album of all time |
| MICHAEL | ___ Jackson, former member of the Jackson 5 who is known for his solo hits like "Thriller" and "Billie Jean" |
| MICHAEL | ___ Jackson, former member of the boy group The Jackson 5, who went solo with the single "Got To Be There" |
| MICHAEL | ___ Jordan, former basketball player who once said, "If you quit once it becomes a habit. Never quit" |
| MICHAEL | ___ Jordan, former professional basketball player |
| MICHAEL | ___ Keaton, who plays Vulture in "Spider-Man: Homecoming" |
| MICHAEL | ___ O'Leary, actor portraying Dr. Mathis in the 2022 horror film "Halloween Ends" |
| MICHAEL | ___ Phelps, American swimmer who has won 28 Olympic medals |
| MICHAEL | ___ Rooker, "The Suicide Squad" actor who portrayed Yondu Udonta in the 2014 film "Guardians of the Galaxy" |
| MICHAEL | ___ Schumacher, retired German racer who is the only racer in history to win seven Formula One World Drivers' Championships |
| MICHAEL | ___ Shannon, actor who plays Walt Thrombey in the 2019 mystery film "Knives Out" |