| RONHILL | and 8ac, 1970 Commonwealth marathon gold medallist (3,4) |
| RON | and 8ac, 1970 Commonwealth marathon gold medallist (3,4) |
| HILL | see 14dn, 1970 Commonwealth marathon gold medallist (3,4) |
| STEWART | Ian -, 1970 Commonwealth 5,000m gold medallist (7) |
| DIMITRI | and 8ac, Russian-American composer and pianist who authored 1959 autobiography Please Don't Hate Me (7,7) |
| TIOMKIN | and 8ac, Russian-American composer and pianist who authored 1959 autobiography Please Don't Hate Me (7,7) |
| HORRORS | and 8ac, 1960 film thriller starring Anton Diffring and Erika Remberg (6,2,7) |
| FICTION | and 8ac, 2006 comedy-drama film starring Will Ferrell and Maggie Gyllenhaal (8,4,7) |
| CYPRESS | and 8ac, 1940 novel by Agatha Christie (3,7) |
| BARBARA | and 8ac, Actress whose roles have included Maggie Gooding in 1963 comedy-drama film Sparrows Can't Sing (7,7) |
| OCONNOR | and 8ac, Singer-actress who played Kate in 1980 film drama Breaking Glass (5,7) |
| FINGERS | and 8ac, Flowering plant with edible green seed pods also called okra (6,7) |
| CLOTHES | & 8Ac. Just the mounts that people put their shirts on! (7-6) |
| READING | 14 & 8Ac. This may be presented in a novel form (7,6) |
| FUNERAL | & 8Ac. It's delivered after somebody has departed (7,7) |
| STUDENT | & 8Ac.'The ---', 1924 operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg (7,6) |
| MORAS | Karen ?, 1970 Commonwealth 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle swimming gold medallist (5) |
| ASATI | Charles ___, 1970 Commonwealth 400m gold medallist (5) |
| OUKO | Robert ?, 1970 Commonwealth 800m gold medallist (4) |
| SHERWOOD | John ?, 1970 Commonwealth 400m hurdles gold medallist (8) |
