| JRRTOLKIEN | Author of The Lord of the Rings which was later adapted into a movie: 4 wds. |
| BALROG | Demonic creature in The Lord of the Rings which Gandalf fights in the Mines of Moria (6) |
| NEVERWHERE | Television series which is set in a magical realm called London Below and was later adapted into a novel by 45a |
| HOODOO | Gangster rings, which is bad luck (6) |
| LANTERN | Gong Li film that was later adapted by the National Ballet of China, Raise The Red ... |
| PEYTON | ____ Place, novel by Grace Metalious published in 1956 that was later adapted for film and TV (6) |
| MOAN | A man gets a ring which sounds distressful |
| HOOP | Large ring which children bowl along (4) |
| CIRCLIP | Sprung metal securing ring which fits a slot on shaft |
| IAN | Forename of an author of 17 novels, including one, on the theme of atonement, that was adapted into a movie starring Keira Knightley (3) |
| AMOS | Israeli author of A Tale of Love and Darkness, adapted into a movie by Natalie Portman, - Oz (4) |
| TOLKIEN | John Reginald Reuel ___, author of The Lord Of The Rings; Tatton Studios were heavily involved in the making of the biopic of his life released earlier this year (7) |
| NEVERLET | ___ Me Go 2005 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro for which he won the ALA Alex Award and which was also adapted into a movie: 2 wds. |
| FEWGOOD | Alan Sorkin's Broadway drama of a US court martial, later adapted into a screenplay, A ... Men (3,4) |
| MARIOPUZO | U.S. author who wrote the crime novel The Godfather later adapted into a film trilogy (5,4) |
| ONE | Ready Player ___ 2011 sci-fi novel later adapted into a movie |
| LEGENDS | ____ Of The Fall, epic tale by U.S. writer Jim Harrison later adapted into a 1995 film (7) |
| INTRUDERINTHE | ___ Dust 1948 novel by William Faulkner that was adapted into a movie by Clarence Brown: 3 wds. |
| CARRIE | Stephen King novel that was adapted into a movie with Sissy Spacek in the title role (6) |
| FLAGSTAFFHILL | Which Adelaide suburb derives its name from Colonel Light erecting a pole as a survey marker, which was later used as a trig point? (9,4) |
