| OVE | A Man Called ___ 2012 novel by Fredrik Backman that was adapted into a 2022 movie titled A Man Called Otto |
| TUNNEY | Boxing champ whose autobiography was titled "A Man Must Fight" |
| CAMERONDIAZ | Actress who's ending her nine-year retirement in 2023 with a movie titled "Back in Action" |
| PARIS | Mrs. 'Arris Goes to ___ 1958 novel by Paul Gallico that was adapted into a 2022 comedy-drama film |
| WHITENOISE | Don DeLillo novel adapted into a 2022 film starring Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig and Don Cheadle |
| LYLE | Crocodile voiced by Shawn Mendes in a 2022 movie |
| YOU | Me Before ___ 2012 novel by Jojo Moyes which depicts the story of Louisa Clark and Will Traynor |
| REDHOUSE | The ___, 2012 novel by Mark Haddon (3,5) |
| LOWER | The ___, 2012 novel by Paul Theroux (5,5) |
| DEATHONTHENILE | Agatha Christie whodunnit made into a 2022 film * (5,2,3,4) |
| OTTO | "A Man Called ___": Tom Hanks film based on a Fredrik Backman novel |
| SHES | "My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You ___ Sorry" (Fredrik Backman novel) |
| WOOF | Word for a dog's bay or yap, afterwhich Allan Ahlberg titled a book about the adventures of a boy who shapeshifts into such a barker (4) |
| SCANDIUM | A silvery metal that was discovered by Lars Fredrik Nilson in 1879 (8) |
| FREDRIK | ___ Backman ("A Man Called Ove" author) (7) |
| YEOMANWARDERS | With an insignia bearing a rose, thistle and shamrock, ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London, popularly (but incorrectly) titled a beefeater (6,7) |
| HORSE | A Man Called ___ |
| SLOANE | "A man called ___" |
| GTO | Pontiac model that titled a 64 pop hit |
| SHE | Classic novel, sub-titled A History of Adventure (3) |
