| PAPERMOON | *Novel about a con man and a girl during the Depression |
| THETALENTEDMRRIPLEY | *Patricia Highsmith novel about a con man [first five letters] |
| HOMITYPIE | Wholemeal pastry tart with a potato, onion, leek and cheese filling, said to have been developed by the Land Girls during the Second World War (6,3) |
| STEADIER | A girl during set course less likely to waver (8) |
| WHITECOLLAR | About a con man on the right side of the law (5,6) |
| HUSTLER | Con man and cattle thief head off after horse (7) |
| MARIAGEBLANC | Could primarily be a man and a girl not getting it together properly (7,5) |
| TALENTED | The ____ Mr Ripley, novel by Patricia Highsmith about a con artist (8) |
| SAMMYDAVISJR | "The Candy Man" singer who played a con man disguised as a priest in "The Cannonball Run": 3 wds. |
| HARDTIMES | 1975 film starring Charles Bronson as a bare-knuckle boxer during the Depression: 2 wds. |
| BENNETT | Prime minister who founded the Bank of Canada during the Depression (7) |
| HOOVER | President of the USA during the Depression, 1929-33 (6) |
| ANNA | Shonda Rhimes Netflix series about a con artist, Inventing ---- (4) |
| TOENAIL | A girl might paint this girl during work |
| AGEE | Writer James whose Let Us Now Praise Famous Men is about impoverished farmers during the Depression |
| RADIOSAMIGO | Answer to "What did people listen to during the Depression, senor?"? |
| ANNIE | Musical that takes place during the Depression |
| VALUE | Worth starting up during the depression (5) |
| MASCULINE | Unlike aloha shirts, to some, during the Depression Era |
| SUMUP | Recount how union was founded during the Depression (3,2) |
