| OPTIONED | Bought the film rights to |
| RUPERT | Paul McCartney bought the film rights to which cartoon bear a few days before the Beatles split? (6) |
| OPTION | Acquire the film rights to |
| OPTIONS | Acquires the film rights to |
| DROITS | Motown's to lose Spielberg film rights |
| STEVEN | ___ Spielberg, film director who has bought the rights to 1A's book (6) |
| COMERICA | Company that bought the naming rights to the Tigers' stadium |
| PROVIDER | For short film, right supplier |
| HILILIHILO | Hit song from a Leslie Caron film [right hand] |
| MERRIAM | Publisher that bought the rights to Webster's dictionary |
| EXTROVERT | Gregarious Nix at last caught by film, right on time (9) |
| RHETT | Butler in film, right hand dry, grabbing last tip from duke (5) |
| GETS | As Good As It ___, 1997 Jack Nicholson romantic comedy film, right (4) |
| TATTOO | Bought the pilsner from the petrol station for the pageant (6) |
| DACRON | DuPont bought the US rights to Terylene from ICI and called their modified product what? (6) |
| FORMS | Establishes why the author bought the big envelope (5) |
| EUPHEMISM | "Bought the farm" or "bit the dust," for example |
| STUCCO | "But you forget, sir, you only bought the property a year ago, and the ___ on your baronial castle is scarcely dry" (Pirates of Penzance) |
| KIAM | In commercials, he was the guy who liked Remington Shavers so much he "bought the company," Victor ___ |
| EGG | With this result, can't imagine a gander at the father! 1 bought the producer home (6,3) |
