| SYDOW | "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Oscar nominee Max von ___ |
| GLENN | See picture clue: ----Close, Oscar-nominated star of The Wife (5) |
| MRI | Medical exam that could be described as "extremely loud and incredibly close," for short |
| SANDRABULLOCK | "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" star |
| TOMHANKS | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close star (2 wds.) |
| SAFRAN | Jonathan ___ Foer (author of "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close") |
| FOER | "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" author |
| EXTREMELY | Drama film set in the aftermath of 9/11 and starring Tom Hanks, ___ Loud & Incredibly Close |
| CLOSE | "Extremely Loud & Incredibly ___" |
| LOUD | "Extremely ___ and Incredibly Close (2011 film) (4) |
| SINEO | "The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) star Max von ___ |
| SIDOW | Max von _, late Swedish-French actor famed for Flash Gordon (5) |
| COLDLY | Firm, both extremely loud and lucky in a chilling way (6) |
| NICK | Towzie piper seen by 27Ac starts to act up, extremely loud and appropriate? (4,4) |
| AULD | Towzie piper seen by 27Ac starts to act up, extremely loud and appropriate? (4,4) |
| HERCULEAN | Female copper, slim and incredibly powerful |
| CONCERTOGROSSO | Firm and incredibly strong core thus providing composition (8,6) |
| VAIN | Arrogant, vapid and incredibly nasty, for starters |
| TELESCOPICSIGHT | What might provide incredibly close images taken by half of TV crew (10,5) |
| SUSPEND | Puss, incredibly close, gets ban (7) |
