| APERFECTSPY | 1986 John le Carre novel telling the life story of double agent Magnus Pym (1,7,3) |
| SHINE | 1996 Academy Award-nominated film based on the life story of Australian pianist David Helfgott |
| ROMANFLEUVE | Novel or series of novels telling the story of a family over successive generations; French, literally 'river novel' (5-6) |
| OFMICEANDMEN | John Steinbeck novel telling the story of George Milton and Lennie Small (2,4,3,3) |
| THEIDIOT | Dostoevsky novel telling the story of Prince Myshkin (3,5) |
| MEMENTOMORI | 1959 Muriel Spark novel telling of sinister telephone calls to elderly people (7,4) |
| THREEAMIGOS | 1986 John Landis film starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short (5,6) |
| PANAMA | The Tailor of ___ , John Le Carre novel published in 1996 (6) |
| NIGHT | The ___ Manager: John le Carre novel adapted for TV by the BBC (5) |
| THECOLD | John Le Carre novel, The Spy Who Came In From ... (3,4) |
| MANAGER | Tom Hiddleston miniseries based on a John le Carre novel, The Night ------- (7) |
| GARDENER | The Constant ___, 2005 film based on a John Le Carre novel (8) |
| SMILEYSPEOPLE | Which 1982 television adaptation of a John Le Carre novel starred Alec Guinness? (7,6) |
| BLONDE | The (fictionalized) life story of Marilyn Monroe, as told by Joyce Carol Oates (6) |
| PETEREGAN | Actor who played Paul Ryman in Ever Decreasing Circles and Magnus Pym in A Perfect Spy |
| RUSSIA | John le Carre novel, The ... House |
| TINKER | - Tailor Soldier Spy; John le Carre novel adapted into a miniseries and a film (6) |
| TOWNIN | John le Carre novel set in 10 (1,5,4,2,7) |
| ASMALL | John le Carre novel set in 10 (1,5,4,2,7) |
| GERMANY | John le Carre novel set in 10 (1,5,4,2,7) |
