| MAHDI | 'The --', thriller novel by A.J. Quinnell (5) |
| SCOTT | ___ Quinnell, Wales forward who also played rugby league for Wigan (5) |
| JUDASTREE | The ___, 1961 novel by A J Cronin (5,4) |
| STARSLOOKDOWN | 'The ---', 1935 novel by A.J. Cronin (5,4,4) |
| CITADEL | The ___, 1937 novel by A J Cronin (7) |
| THESTARS | 1935 novel by A J Cronin (3,5,4,4) |
| LOOKDOWN | 1935 novel by A J Cronin (3,5,4,4) |
| AGENT | The Confidential _ _ _ _ _ , thriller novel by Graham Greene published in 1939 (5) |
| THESPANISHGARDENER | 1956 film starring Dirk Bogarde based on a 1950 novel by A J Cronin |
| SHEAF | Novel by a leader of feminists makes a bundle (5) |
| STORM | 1976 thriller novel by Jack Higgins set during the Second World War (5,7) |
| ROSES | and 24 2000 thriller novel by James Patterson (5,3,3) |
| VINCI | "The Da ___ Code" (thriller novel by Dan Brown) |
| STRAY | 1987 novel by A N Wilson (5) |
| STILL | 1985 novel by A S Byatt (5,4) |
| ATTHE | & 24A 1910 novel by A E W Mason (2,3,5,4) |
| FIFTH | Benedict Cumberbatch played Julian Assange in the thriller about Wikileaks, The ___ Estate (5) |
| LUKAS | Actor best remembered for his role as the Amish child in the thriller Witness, ... Haas |
| UNION | US author, activist and actress who starred in the thriller Breaking In, Gabrielle ___ (5) |
| EERIE | Like the "Thriller" video |
