| BORNFREE | 1966 movie about a lion cub named Elsa: 2 wds. |
| CULDESAC | Polanski's 1966 movie about a maze? |
| BLUE | "The __ Max" (1966 movie about a German fighter pilot) |
| TIPSY | Creature formed by an anagram of "preload" + an anagram of "Elsa": 2 wds. (Theme answer: The first part of this marine animal is a big cat) |
| LEOPARDSEAL | Creature formed by an anagram of "preload" + an anagram of "Elsa": 2 wds. (Theme answer: The first part of this marine animal is a big cat) |
| BAKESALE | Event with brownies and cookies formed by an anagram of "beak" + an anagram of "Elsa": 2 wds. |
| ANNA | Frozen queen with a sister named Elsa |
| DEN | Where a lion cub is raised |
| UNSOCIABLE | A lion's cub, disturbed close to cave, is hostile (10) |
| ADAMSON | Joy , naturalist and author of Bom Free, an account of her experience raising a lion cub (7) |
| ROARER | Correct error about a lion, perhaps (6) |
| ROAR | Katy Perry smash about a lion? |
| INTENTIONAL | Meant to be about a lion after purpose |
| FACTIONAL | Truth about a lion related to group (9) |
| EMOTIONAL | Thrilling book about a lion out of control (9) |
| BONUS | Lion cub moans about insurance reduction (2,5,5) |
| NOCLAIM | Lion cub moans about insurance reduction (2,5,5) |
| BORN | "___ Free"; film about a lion |
| ROBERTSHAW | King Henry VIII in the 1966 movie, A Man for All Seasons (6,4) |
| ELI | Wallach who was "the Ugly" in a 1966 movie |