| REACHER | 2022 US thriller series adapted from the novel Killing Floor (1997) by British author Lee Child, starring Alan Ritchson (7) |
| SPADE | David ___, US comedian-actor who played the title role in 2003 film Dickie Roberts: Former Child Sta |
| CHILD | Lee, author of the novels Killing Floor and Blue Moon (5) |
| LEECHILD | Pen name of thriller writer whose debut novel Killing Floor was published in 1997 (3,5) |
| GAME | ___ of Thrones TV series adapted from the novel series A Song of Ice and Fire which is ranked 12th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |
| VIEW | U.S. satirical TV series adapted from The Thick If It (4) |
| TRAPEZE | 1956 film by Carol Reed adapted from the novel The Killing Frost (7) |
| PAPERMOON | Film adapted from the novel "Addie Pray" |
| GRESINI | The motorcycle racing team founded in 1997 by the two-time 125cc world champion Fausto ... (7) |
| BATESMOTEL | US thriller series based on Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (5,5) |
| GYPSY | US thriller series starring Naomi Watts (5) |
| OBJECTS | Sharp -------, 2018 US thriller series starring Amy Adams (7) |
| FOREST | Leicester - - - , club formed in 1997 by an amalgamation of West Leicester and Old Bosworthians (6) |
| WILLIAMS | Formula One team founded in 1997 by Frank ... and Patrick Head. (8) |
| ELVES | The - and the Shoemaker ; story in the Ladybird Books series adapted from one of Grimms' Fairy Tales (5) |
| ONE | - - - Day, Netflix series adapted from a novel by David Nicholls (3) |
| THELEMONSONG | 1969 song by the rock band Led Zeppelin which was inspired by Howlin' Wolf's Killing Floor: 3 wds. |
| THECITY | Sex And ___ , U.S. TV comedy drama series adapted from a book by Candace Bushnell (3,4) |
| CAKESANDALE | 1930 novel by British author Somerset Maugham subtitled or, The Skeleton in the Cupboard (5,3,3) |
| MILDRED | Title character of the book series The Worst Witch by British author Jill Murphy (7) |