| THEYRUN | 1944 stage farce by Philip King adapted as a film in 1955 (3,3,4,3) |
| SEEHOW | 1944 stage farce by Philip King adapted as a film in 1955 (3,3,4,3) |
| THESHINING | 1977 novel by Stephen King, adapted as a 1980 film |
| SCULLION | Veteran folk group formed by Philip King, Sonny Condell and Robbie Overson. (8) |
| SEAN | No Road Back was the debut feature film in 1955 for Scottish actor ... Connery |
| OUTOFAFRICA | 1937 memoir by Danish author Karen Blixen adapted as a film in 1985 (3,2,6) |
| SMILEYSPEOPLE | Which John Le Carre novel was adapted as a 1982 TV series? (7,6) |
| HANDMAIDSTALE | With 'The', Margaret Atwood's dystopian bestseller adapted as a thrilling new TV drama, airing on Bravo: 2 wds. |
| ATONEMENT | A novel by Ian Mcewan (2001), adapted as a film (2007) (9) |
| CHRISTINE | 1983 Stephen King horror novel adapted as a film by John Carpenter the same year (9) |
| PAULPRY | Popular 19th-century stage farce by John Poole (4,3) |
| MAGISTRATE | The -, 1885 stage farce by Arthur Wing Pinero (10) |
| THESEA | Booker Prize-winning novel by Irish author John Banville (2005) adapted as a film with Ciaran Hinds and Charlotte Rampling in 2013 (3,3) |
| THEMARTIAN | 2011 debut novel of US author Andy Weir, adapted as a film by Ridley Scott in 2015 (3,7) |
| BEAUTYANDTHEBEAST | French fairy story, adapted as a film by Jean Cocteau (6,3,3,5) |
| AMYTAN | Writer whose first novel was adapted as a film by Wayne Wang |
| CHARLEYSAUNT | 1892 stage farce by Brandon Thomas (8,4) |
| ROOKERYNOOK | 1926 stage farce by Ben Travers (7,4) |
| THARK | 1927 stage farce by Ben Travers |
| THERAINMAKER | 1995 John Grisham novel adapted as a film with Matt Damon and Danny DeVito in 1998 (3,9) |
