| AKNAVE | A Kestrel for --- ---, 1968 book by Barry Hines set in Yorkshire, telling the story of Billy Casper (1,5) |
| KESTREL | Depicted in a book by Barry Hines, Britain's most widely |
| MOORCOCK | Michael, author of 1968 book The Final Programme (8) |
| PETERBROOK | Theatre director who wrote the 1968 book The Empty Space (5,5) |
| KENKESEY | Focus of Tom Wolfe's 1968 book |
| FALCONRY | Described in The Book of Hawking, Hunting and Heraldry, A Kestrel for a Knave and H is for Hawk, sport or practice of training or hunting with birds of prey (8) |
| LOACH | Ken -; director who adapted A Kestrel for a Knave to screen with the latter's author Barry Hines (5) |
| AENEID | Epic poem written by Virgil, telling the story of a Trojan hero who became the founder of the Romans (6) |
| JOHAH | Prophetic book of the Old Testament telling the story of the son of Amittai (5) |
| HINES | Barry ____ was an author, best known for A Kestrel for a Knave |
| BARRY | English author whose novel A Kestrel for a Knave was adapted for Ken Loach's film Kes (5,5) |
| GLORY | 1989 film telling the story of a regiment of African-American soldiers in the American Civil War |
| HOVER | US word for a helicopter; an almost stationary flight of a kestrel or of the aforementioned aircraft; or, a brooder for keeping chicks warm (5) |
| SCHINDLERS | 1993 Spielberg film telling the story of a German businessman who saved the lives of over one thousand Jews during the Holocaust, ... List (9'1) |
| NEHEMIAH | Old Testament book telling the story of 'the son of Hacaliah' (8) |
| MISSSAIGON | Musical first performed in 1989 telling the story of an Asian woman abandoned by her U.S. lover (4,6) |
| ROMANFLEUVE | Novel or series of novels telling the story of a family over successive generations; French, literally 'river novel' (5-6) |
| ESTHER | Old Testament book telling the story of a Persian princess (6) |
| GRADUATE | The ___: 1967 film telling the story of 21-year old Benjamin Braddock, who is seduced by an older married woman named Mrs. Robinson |
| GOODKINGWENCESLAS | Carol telling the story of a Bohemian ruler's journey to give alms |
