| HUCKLEBERRY | Adventures of ___ Finn satirical novel written by Mark Twain which is a direct sequel to the Adventures of Tom Sawyer |
| HALLOWEEN | 2018 slasher film directed by David Gordon Green starring Judy Greer which is a direct sequel to a 1978 movie of the same name |
| TRIGGER | Roy Rogers' horse which had its first outing in cinema as Olivia de Havilland's steed in The Adventu |
| THEEXORCIST | Fifty years after starring in this classic horror film, 90-year-old Ellen Burstyn returned this month in a featured role in a direct sequel to the original |
| AHSIN | Play co-written by Mark Twain and Bret Harte |
| THANKYOUFOR | ___ Smoking satirical novel written by Christopher Buckley which tells a story about a tobacco lobbyist Nick Naylor: 3 wds. |
| NINETEENEIGHTY | ___-Four dystopian satirical novel written by George Orwell as a warning against totalitarianism: 2 wds. |
| PENALTY | In association football a ... kick is a direct free kick taken 12 yards from the goal (7) |
| MISOGYNY | What antifeminism is a direct expression of, per Andrea Dworkin |
| DANCER | Private ____, song by Tina Turner written by Mark Knopfler and released in 1984 (6) |
| VANITIES | The Bonfire of the --------, a 1987 satirical novel by US writer Tom Wolfe (8) |
| TOMWOLFE | US writer of the 1987 satirical novel The Bonfire of the Vanities (3,5) |
| INJUNJOE | Villain in 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (5,3) |
| CHERIMOYA | Sub-tropical fruit known as the custard apple, said by Mark Twain to be "the most delicious fruit known to men" (9) |
| CHILDRENOF | 1980 Tony Award Best Play winner written by Mark Medoff (8,2,1,6,3) |
| MYRABRECKINRIDGE | 1968 satirical novel by Gore Vidal written in the form of a diary |
| TOMSAWYER | The Adventures Of _ _, 1876 novel by Mark Twain (3,6) |
| SAWYER | The Adventures of Tom ___, novel by Mark Twain (6) |
| ADVENTURES | The -, 1876 novel by Mark Twain featuring the character Becky Thatcher (10,2,3,6) |
| OFTOMSAWYER | The -, 1876 novel by Mark Twain featuring the character Becky Thatcher (10,2,3,6) |
