| ITHE | '___ Jury' (Spillane novel) |
| ITHEJURY | Mickey Spillane novel |
| MEDEADLY | 1952 Mickey Spillane novel (4,2,6) |
| KISSMEDEADLY | 1952 Mickey Spillane novel (4,2,6) |
| KISS | and 3dn, 1952 Mickey Spillane novel (4,2,6) |
| KISSME | and 3dn, 1952 Mickey Spillane novel (4,2,6) |
| DEADLY | and 3dn, 1952 Mickey Spillane novel (4,2,6) |
| JURY | 1947 Mickey Spillane novel whose hero is Mike Hammer (4) |
| HUNG | ___ jury (jury that cannot reach a verdict) |
| JUKEBOX | Television music quiz; _ Jury (7) |
| PETIT | ___ jury |
| ELSIE | Camellia '___ Jury' has rosepink peony-like flowers (5) |
| VENUE | Change of ___ (jury trial request) |
| HAMMER | Mike ___, private eye in novels by Mickey Spillane, such as I, the Jury and My Gun Is Quick (6) |
| MIKEHAMMER | Private eye in novels by Mickey Spillane, such as I, the Jury and My Gun Is Quick (4,6) |
| COOLONESHEELS | Wait, to Spillane |
| MICKEY | ___ Spillane, US crime writer (6) |
| REEKED | 'The place ___ of stale beer': Spillane |
| MIKE | Spillane detective ___ Hammer |
| HERS | "Vengeance is ___" (mystery story anthology edited by Mickey Spillane) |
