| PERFECT | (and 5 down) The ability to identify musical notes correctly (7) |
| FAREWELL | Two notes correctly so long |
| EMPATHY | Ability to identify with another's emotions (7) |
| EVENING | And 5 Down The -, 1996 comedy-drama film starring Shirley Maclaine and Bill Paxton (7,4) |
| PERFECTPITCH | Ability to identify notes (7,5) |
| ABSOLUTEPITCH | Ability to identify a note (8,5) |
| EAR | Ability to identify quality music |
| ESP | Ability to identify Zener cards |
| THOMAS | (and 5 down) The protagonist in 7, 13 down (6) |
| HUMAN | And 5 Down The - - - - - -, 2000 novel by Philip Roth featuring first person narrator Nathan Zuckerman (5,5) |
| DEFENCE | 24, 19 and 5 Down 1986 film thriller starring Gabriel Byrne and Greta Scacchi (7,2,3,5) |
| CAMELOT | Where 22, 14 across and 5 down could be found was also the title of a musical (7) |
| THEFOUR | (and 22 across and 5 down) Figures in the Christian scriptures which first appear in the book of Revelation (3,4) |
| MERMAID | The Little ___, 2023 fairy tale film starring 7 Across, 17 Across, 26 Across, and 5 Down (7) |
| RICHARD | (and 5 down) 1, 14 down's co-presenter on 13 across (7) |
| BARKING | (and 5 down) 16th-century 18 down (7) |
| SKETCH | And 5 Down The - of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, collection of essays by Washington Irving first published in 1819 (6,4) |
| BERNARD | And 5 Down Actor who died in 2022, famous for his role as 7 in 21 & 13 (7, 8) |
| CHAPTER | & 5 Down They may help US companies going bust shelve a per cent (7,7) |
| YOUONLY | (and 22 across and 5 down) 1967 James Bond film (3,4) |
