| THEDESERTFOX | 1951 biographical film about Field Marshall Erwin Rommel (3,6,3) |
| DESERTFOX | Nickname of German field marshal Erwin Rommel (6,3) |
| FOX | Nickname of German field marshal Erwin Rommel (3,6,3) |
| THEDESERT | Nickname of German field marshal Erwin Rommel (3,6,3) |
| TOBRUK | Libyan city where the Allies surrendered to German general Erwin Rommel in 1942 (6) |
| PLEASANTRIES | Be scathing about Fields" cracks ___ they're mild jokes (12) |
| FIELDMARSHAL | E.g. Rommel cruelly half lied about spoils (5,7) |
| BEYONDTHESEA | 2004 biographical film based on the life of Bobby Darin starring Kevin Spacey, who also co-wrote, directed, and co-produced the film |
| SERGEANTYORK | Biographical film starring Gary Cooper |
| YELLOWHAMMER | Bird - why "Rommel ale"? (anag) (12) |
| STORMTROOPER | Assault force member reports to Rommel half drunk |
| ABEAUTIFUL | Biographical film about mathematician John Forbes Nash, ... Mind (1,9) |
| THEORY | The _ of Everything; biographical film about Stephen Hawking (6) |
| BOHEMIAN | Biographical film about Freddie Mercury, starring Rami Malek, ___ Rhapsody (8) |
| TONYA | I ___ (2017 biographical film about figure skater Harding) |
| RIGHT | The - - - Stuff, 1983 biographical film about Mercury 7 starring Ed Harris (5) |
| GIA | 1998 biographical film about a supermodel |
| GANDHI | Richard Attenborough biographical film about the leader of the Indian independence movement (6) |
| REAGAN | 2024 biographical film about the 40th US president |
| MOMMIEDEAREST | 1981 biographical film about Joan Crawford (6,7) |
