| PACIFICRIM | Area travelled by Michael Palin in his 1997 BBC TV series Full Circle |
| MOLOTOV | Politician played by Michael Palin in 2017 film The Death Of Stalin (7) |
| OLSEN | The ___ Twins '80s child actors popular for their role in the TV series Full House |
| NOBITING | Which golden rule of boxing did Mike Tyson break in his 1997 fight with Evander Holyfield? (2,6) |
| RUSEDSKI | Greg, 1997 BBC Sports Personality of the Year (8) |
| SEN | Obama, Biden or McCain (but not Palin), in 2008: Abbr. |
| CIRCLE | Michael Palin travel series, Full - (6) |
| THETRUTH | 2012 novel by Michael Palin (3,5) |
| TRUTH | The ?, 2012 novel by Michael Palin (5) |
| RIPPINGYARNS | 1970s BBC TV comedy series co-written by and starring Michael Palin |
| PGA | Org. featured in the documentary series "Full Swing" |
| CLOSER | 2004 Mike Nichols film written by Patrick Marber, based on his 1997 play of the same name (6) |
| RIPPING | ___ Yarns, comedy series written by Terry Jones and Michael Palin (7) |
| BESSON | Luc, French director noted for his 1997 sci-fi film The Fifth Element (6) |
| MARBER | Patrick ******, comedian and playwright noted for his 1997 play 'Closer' (6) |
| RICHLER | Mordecai, Canadian writer noted for his 1997 novel Barney's Version (7) |
| BULLOCH | Gordon ....... , Scotland rugby union hooker who made his 1997 Test debut against South Africa (7) |
| CHERRY | Eagle-Eye, singer noted for his 1997 song Save Tonight (6) |
| ONELIFET | Classic daytime series full of... |
| GOLF | Subject of the Netflix series "Full Swing" |
