| THEEMPIRE | (and 12 Down) Film tempers their irritation announcing president's return (3,6,7,4) |
| STRIKESBACK | see 4ac, Film tempers their irritation announcing president's return |
| ITCH | A hundred hit out in their irritation (4) |
| RETRACE | Go back over former president's return east (7) |
| BRITISH | Down Film company behind The Wicker Man and The Man Who Fell To Earth (7,4) |
| BRIGHTEYES | Art Garfunkel No 1 written for a Watership Down film |
| FALLING | ___ Down, film starring Michael Douglas (7) |
| GRAY | "___ Lady Down"; film for Charlton Heston |
| JOEL | And 5 Down Film producer and director married to actress Frances Mcdormand (4,4) |
| CARLITOS | And 12 Down 1993 crime drama film starring Al Pacino and Sean Penn (8,3) |
| LAWRENCE | With 40-Down, film that opened on 12/16/1962 |
| ANGRY | And 12 Down Original title of a 2016 animated film starring the voice talent of Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad (5,5) |
| MIDLAND | And 12 Down and 1 Down Line (1893-1959) that ran from south Lincolnshire through Norfolk to the east coast (7,3,5,8) |
| ROMAN | And 12 Down I, V and X (5,8) |
| PETER | And 12 down. Leicester City, Nottingham Forest and England goalkeeper (5) |
| PORT | (and 12 Down, 22 Down) Planned to sort out means of producing erection (8,5) |
| JONAH | And 12 Down 2010 action film starring Josh Brolin in the title role (5,3) |
| HENRY | And 12 Down Author of novels Hunt the Slipper and Brothers in Law (5,5) |
| JOHAN | And 12 Down. 2006-2018 Switzerland and 2004-2014 Arsenal defender (5,7) |
| CUSTARD | With 6 Down, film staple of old |
