| THECRUELSEA | 1951 novel by Nicholas Monsarrat following the lives of a group of Royal Navy sailors fighting the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II |
| ORDINARYSEAMAN | Lowest rank of Royal Navy sailor |
| HAREM | Group of royal wives |
| SOAPOPERA | Popular drama series on radio or TV about the lives of a group of people living in a particular place (4,5) |
| RATINGS | Royal Navy sailors - staring (anag) (7) |
| GROG | Diluted rum, formerly dispensed to Royal Navy sailors (4) |
| STUARTS | Group of royals ending with Queen Anne |
| ACROPOLIS | Cop and sailor fighting for citadel |
| ABLESEAMAN | Royal Navy sailor |
| CRUELSEA | The ___, 1951 novel by Nicholas Monsarrat (5,3) |
| CRUEL | The ___ Sea, 1951 novel by Nicholas Monsarrat (5) |
| ONDAATJE | Author of a novel centred around the lives of a nurse, a sapper, a thief and eponymous "English" patient (8) |
| SUSAN | The Forsyte Saga detailed the lives of a family from 1879 until the 1920s and starred Kenneth More a |
| IRENE | The Forsyte Saga detailed the lives of a family from 1879 until the 1920s and starred Kenneth More a |
| JOLYON | The Forsyte Saga detailed the lives of a family from 1879 until the 1920s and starred Kenneth More a |
| FORSYTESAGA | The --- ---, series of novels by John Galsworthy chronicling the lives of a British family (7,4) |
| HOUSEWIVES | Reality show following the lives of Chyka, Gamble, Gina and Jackie, The Real ___ of Melbourne (10) |
| CHIPS | American TV series following the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol (5) |
| BONDI | Reality TV show following the lives of lifesavers patrolling a famous Sydney beach, ... Rescue |
| PARANORMAL | ___ Activity 2007 found footage film that follows the lives of a couple with a supernatural presence in their home |
