| THEMEANINGOFLIFE | 1983 comedy film by the Monty Python team |
| BRIAN | Life Of _, 1979 comedy film starring and written by the Monty Python group (5) |
| FINK | Barton ____, 1992 dark comedy film by the Coen brothers, starring John Turturro (4) |
| ASERIOUSMAN | 2009 black comedy film by the Coen Brothers starring Michael Stuhlbarg (1,7,3) |
| ERICIDLE | Member of the Monty Python team who wrote and sang the theme song for the TV series One Foot in the Grave |
| TERRYGILLIAM | The only member of the Monty Python team born outside Britain |
| IDLE | Eric, comedy writer and performer with the Monty Python team (4) |
| EXCALIBUR | 'You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you' maintained the Monty Python team of this mythical weapon which gave Arthur the kingship |
| CLEESE | John, member of the 'Monty Python' team (6) |
| ERIC | Music-writing member of the Monty Python team, _ Idle (4) |
| TERRY | Only non-British member of the Monty Python team, ... Gilliam |
| PALIN | Globetrotter and one of the Monty Python team, Michael _ (5) |
| MEANING | 1983 comedy film, Monty Python's The ___ of Life (7) |
| ENDEARMENT | Terms of ********** , 1983 comedy film directed by James L Brooks (10) |
| TRADING | ___ Places 1983 comedy film starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy |
| MRMOM | 1983 comedy film starring Michael Keaton and Teri Garr: 2 wds. |
| DCCAB | 1983 comedy film with Mr. T |
| GILLIAM | Terry, Monty Python team member who later directed the 1998 film Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (7) |
| TRADINGPLACES | 1983 comedy film starring Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy and Jamie Lee Curtis (7,6) |
| PLACES | Trading ___ 1983 comedy film starring Eddie Murphy that has a train scene set on New Year's Eve |