| NECROMANCER | "The ___" - 'A Short Story by Rush' |
| DEOLI | "The Night Train at _____": a short story by Ruskin Bond |
| SHAMLI | "Time Stops at ______": a short story by Ruskin Bond |
| MIRRORIMAGE | Title shared by a short story by Isaac Asimov, a novel by Danielle Steel and a Blood, Sweat & Tears album (6,5) |
| TESTOUT | Try drink ___ a short, followed by beer (4,3) |
| USHER | "The Fall of the House of --", a short story by Edgar Allan Poe (5) |
| VALDEMAR | "The Facts in the Case of M. --", a short story by Edgar Allan Poe (8) |
| PIT | "The ___ and the Pendulum"; film based on a short story by Poe |
| RAGGED | A Tale of the ------Mountains, a short story by Edgar Allan Poe (6) |
| THEFLY | 1958 sci-fi/horror film with a screenplay by James Clavell, based on a short story by George Langelaan |
| BOTTLEIMP | 'The --', a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson (6,3) |
| MOVINGPICTURES | The eighth studio album by Rush, which became their biggest selling album in the US |
| PERMANENTWAVES | "The Spirit of Radio" is a track on this 1980 album by Rush: 2 wds. |
| PARAMOUR | Part-Time Lover is a hit covered by Rush |
| HEART | "Closer to the ___" by Rush |
| WINKS | Forty ___ : a short sleep ? |
| TEN | Take ___ (a short rest). (3) |
| SHOUT | The ___, 1978 horror film starring Alan Bates based on a short story by Robert Graves (5) |
| WALTER | The Secret .... .. ...... ....., a short story by James Thurber (4,2,6,5) |
| MITTY | The Secret .... .. ...... ....., a short story by James Thurber (4,2,6,5) |
