| MITFORD | Author of The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate whose youngest and fifth sister Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire lived at Chatsworth (7) |
| HIGHLAND | - Fling; novel by Nancy Mitford, author also of Christmas Pudding, The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate (8) |
| SYON | - House; London home of the Duke of Northumberland with interiors by Robert Adam, used as a location for Love in a Cold Climate, Gosford Park and The Wings of the Dove (4) |
| PIKE | Actress in a dramatisation of Nancy Mitford's Love in a Cold Climate and films including Pride & Prejudice, Gone Girl, A Private War and Radioactive (4) |
| DEBO | Nickname of the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, the youngest and last of the six Mitford sisters (4) |
| COHN | Norman __, author of The Pursuit of the Millennium (1957) (4) |
| NANCYMITFORD | Author of the novel Love in a Cold Climate |
| NANCY | Sister of Jessica and Unity, she wrote Love In A Cold Climate; ... Mitford |
| ANDREW | ___ Scott, star of TV series Ripley, who also appeared in The Pursuit of Love (6) |
| BENJAMIN | In the Old Testament, the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel (8) |
| LILY | ___ James, actress and star of new drama The Pursuit Of Love (pictured) (4) |
| DOMINIC | ___ West, 63D's co-star in BBC Two's forthcoming The Pursuit Of Love (7) |
| BEECHAM | Lily James' colleague in drama The Pursuit Of Love (5,7) |
| EMILY | Lily James' colleague in drama The Pursuit Of Love (5,7) |
| PAT | April Love and Love Letters In The Sand were number one hits for crooner, ... Boone |
| HEDONISM | That man is following Mafia leader on motorway out of the pursuit of pleasure (8) |
| EXOTICA | "Kiss and Love" in a quote about strange things (7) |
| EAT | Verb followed by "Pray" and "Love," in a Julia Roberts film title |
| OPTIMAL | Best friend consuming a lot of time in pursuit of love (7) |
| ESKIMO | Mike's novel? "Love in a Cold Climate", one's found (6) |
