| ONETWO | "The Taking of Pelham ___ ___ Three"; film for Matthau |
| GESDHEIT | Last word of "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" |
| MATTHAU | Walter of "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" |
| SHAW | Robert of "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" |
| SUBWAY | "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" setting |
| NYPD | Org. that employs Anthony Piscotti, in The Taking of Pelham 123 |
| JOHNTRAVOLTA | Hairspray, Gotti, Pulp Fiction, Urban Cowboy, Carrie, Be Cool and The Taking Of Pelham 123 are films in which this US actor starred (4,8) |
| LYTTON | Edward Bulwer--; author of Pelham and The Last Days of Pompeii (6) |
| TAKING | "The - of Pelham 123" |
| ROUGHCUT | Second of three film-editing stages |
| ACHRISTMASCAROL | Novella that introduced the three film characters |
| NICKFROST | Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End are three films in which this English actor, who played the role of Clive Gollings in Paul, starred (4,5) |
| DEAN | From the Latin meaning "chief of ten", the head of a university faculty; or, an actor in Rebel Without a Cause, one of only three films during his career (4) |
| FATOFTHELAND | Suppliers of slimming products are often accused of this way of luxury "Livin off the ___ ___ ___ ___(3-2-3-4) |
| DEATH | What word can precede Wish, Becomes Her and On The Nile to make three film titles? (5) |
| FAFF | Three film directors surround leading actor and make a fuss |
| VINEY | Mrs _ _ _ _ _ Three Chimneys housekeeper in The Railway Children (5) |
| LOVEYOU | I ___ ___ : three little words for (or from) a sweetheart? (4,3) |
| WODEHOUSE | Author Pelham Grenville, who penned Leave It to Psmith, Right Ho, Jeeves, The Code of the Woosters, |
| BRENT | Pelham site of The Black Horse pub-restaurant (5) |
