| WILLOWS | The Wind in the ___, classic story (7) |
| USA | "Born in the ___" (classic rock song) |
| ATTIC | "Toys in the ___" (classic Aerosmith album) |
| SWEENEY | The _, classic police drama of the 1970s with John Thaw (7) |
| RAINBOW | Somewhere Over The _, classic song from The Wizard Of Oz (7) |
| PRAIRIE | Little House On The _, classic US drama (7) |
| GOONIES | The _, classic kids' movie whose cast recently reunited virtually (7) |
| ACADEMY | "I'd like to thank the ___" (classic Oscars-acceptance-speech shout-out) |
| RYE | Classic story, The Catcher in the ... (3) |
| OGRE | Fiendish figure in the classic story Puss in Boots |
| HEIDI | Classic story of an orphaned girl in the Swiss Alps |
| REAL | Published in 1922,"The Velveteen Rabbit" by British author Margery Williams is a classic story of a stuffed rabbit who longed to become ___ |
| ILIAD | Classic story in which Paris figures prominently |
| MOBY | Classic story: Short Time from the pen of Francis? (4,4) |
| DICK | Classic story: Short Time from the pen of Francis? (4,4) |
| MAGI | "The Gift of the ___" (classic O. Henry story) |
| HARDY | Dorset-born novelist whose classic story Far from the Madding Crowd was recently dramatised by BBC Films (5) |
| GONGWITHTHEWIND | Classic story of a southern bell? |
| TOMSCABIN | Classic story by Harriet Beecher Stowe (5,4,5) |
| UNCLE | Classic story by Harriet Beecher Stowe (5,4,5) |
