| THECRUELSEA | 1953 film set during World War II, based on a bestseller by Nicholas Monsarrat (3,5,3) |
| ROWLEY | Old ____, a nickname of King Charles II based on his horse (6) |
| SHANE | 1953 film set among Wyoming homesteaders |
| GINRUMMY | Variation of a card game for two based on forming melds (3,5) |
| APRIORI | Possible claim of abbot's number two, based on logic (1,6) |
| FIREFLY | Replica GWR broad gauge 2-2-2 based at Didcot (7) |
| THEEAGLEHAS | 1975 novel by Jack Higgins set during World War II (3,5,3,6) |
| HOUR | 2017 World War II film set during World War II for which Gary Oldman won an Oscar (7,4) |
| DARKEST | 2017 World War II film set during World War II for which Gary Oldman won an Oscar (7,4) |
| WORLDONFIRE | New miniseries set during World War II |
| MEMPHISBELLE | 1990 film set during World War II starring Matthew Modine (7,5) |
| POORRICHARD | "Mr. Saunders" whose almanac became a bestseller in colonial America (1732-1757) |
| PERIODDRAMA | Made airdrop recklessly in film set during WWII for example (6,5) |
| JOJO | ___ Rabbit, recent film set during World War II (4) |
| GENERATIONX | ___ _: Tales for an Accelerated Culture (1991 bestseller by Canadian novelist Douglas Coupland) |
| MYSTICRIVER | Bestseller by Dennis Lehane |
| CRUELSEA | The ____, a 1951 war novel by Nicholas Monsarrat |
| EAGLE | Jack Higgins bestseller set during World War II, The ... Has Landed |
| ALLOALLO | 1982-92 BBC TV sitcom set during World War II (4,4) |
| BIRDSONG | 1993 novel by Sebastian Faulks, set during World War I (8) |
