| ROADMOVIES | Films whose main characters go on trips, or a punny theme hint |
| LIGHTYEAR | 2022 animated spin-off from the Toy Story films whose main character is the titular astronaut (9) |
| SPEAKVOLUMES | Reveal a lot (about), or a hint to this puzzle's punny theme |
| DANTESINFERNO | Its main characters go to hell |
| DUMBO | 1941 Disney film whose main character was scheduled to appear on a Time cover as 'mammal of the year' (5) |
| THEAPE | 2005 James Franco film whose main character has a rude and rather hairy roommate |
| RIO | 2011 animated film whose main character is a Spix's macaw |
| EDTV | 1999 film whose main character goes on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" |
| SLEEPINGCAR | Accommodation for a long train trip ... or a hint to entering a certain letter 14 times in this puzzle |
| COOLERS | Mocktails, refreshers or spritzers with fruit juice, berries, twists of lemon zest etc; Eskys or iceboxes/ chests used for camping, picnics or pleasure trips; or, refrigerators (7) |
| WHIRL | A brief dance or trip; or, a pirouette (5) |
| YOUAREHERE | Words on a mall map ... or a punny hint for eight squares in this puzzle |
| SCARFACE | Film whose main character is named Tony Montana |
| BABE | 1995 film whose main character was voiced by Christine Cavanaugh (4) |
| COCO | 2017 film whose main character is Miguel Rivera |
| BEAUTY | __ and the Beast, Disney film whose main character is Belle (6) |
| JAWS | 1975 film whose main character was nicknamed "Bruce" by the crew |
| CARS | 2006 film whose main character is Lightning McQueen |
| MYOLDASS | 2024 film whose main character meets her future self via mushroom trip |
| PREQUELS | Stories or films whose events occur before those of an existing work (8) |
