| BENHUR | 1880 novel by Lew Wallace subtitled A Tale of the Christ |
| BEN | 20 and 2. 1880 novel by Lew Wallace featuring the character Messala (3,3) |
| HUR | 1880 novel by Lew Wallace featuring the character Messala (3-3) |
| LEWWALLACE | His most famous novel is subtitled "A Tale of the Christ" |
| NAVARRO | Ramon, actor who played the title role in the 1925 film Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (7) |
| RAMONNOVARRO | Actor who played the title role in 1925 action film Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (5,7) |
| NANA | 1880 novel by Emile Zola, the ninth instalment in the 20-volume Les Rougon-Macquart series |
| TRUMPETMAJOR | The ?, 1880 novel by Thomas Hardy (7-5) |
| DUKESCHILDREN | 'The --', 1880 novel by Anthony Trollope (5,8) |
| GIBSON | Mel _, director of the films Apocalypto and The Passion of the Christ (6) |
| NEWLY | Originally formed by Lew in the Big Apple (5) |
| MELGIBSON | American actor and director of 1995 blockbuster movie Braveheart and director of The Passion Of The Christ (2004) |
| MEL | Filmmaker Gibson who's planning a sequel to The Passion of the Christ |
| CAVIEZEL | "Person of Interest" and "The Passion of the Christ" (2004) star Jim |
| PASSION | Film directed by Mel Gibson, The ------- of the Christ (7) |
| ATALE | Lew Wallace's "Ben-Hur: ___ of the Christ" |
| STIGMA | Mark of The Passion of the Christ? |
| HEIDI | Dete's niece, in a beloved 1880 novel |
| ARSON | '-- Squad', 1945 film directed by Lew Landers (5) |
| KILDARE | Doctor played by Lew Ayres and Richard Chamberlain |
