| EVELYN | Author of the novel that 1981 TV series Brideshead Revisited was adapted from, _ Waugh (6) |
| HOWARD | Castle -; stately home in York designed by Sir John Vanbrugh where a television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited was filmed (6) |
| IRONS | Jeremy ___, star of the 1980s TV series Brideshead Revisited (5) |
| PETERBENCHLEY | Author of the novel that the movie Jaws is based on: 2 wds. |
| THESPY | The novel that made John le Carre's name (3,3,3,4,2,4,3,4) |
| HARPERVALLEYPTA | 1968 hit that was the inspiration for a 1978 movie and a 1981 TV series |
| BACK | With 15D 1981 TV series presented by the hidden botanist (4) |
| YARD | With 15D 1981 TV series presented by the hidden botanist (4) |
| AUSTEN | Author who wrote the novels that inspired "Aisha" (2010) and 'Clueless" (1995) |
| CHAISE | Popular in the 18th century, what closed, two-wheeled, one-passenger, horse carriage was adapted from the sedan chair? (6) |
| LADYDI | Bride in a 1981 TV wedding |
| HONOUR | Sword of _, Waugh trilogy (6) |
| CASTLEHOWARD | Mansion near York designed by Vanbrugh which featured in the 1981 TV adaptation of Brideshead Revisited (6,6) |
| LORDMARCHMAIN | The character Alexander Flyte in Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited, played by Laurence Olivier in the 1981 TV adaptation (4,9) |
| DARKNESS | The epic war film Apocalypse Now was adapted from Joseph Conrad's Heart Of ... |
| FLAME | The___ of Thika, 1981 TV mini-series (5,5) |
| TREES | The___ of Thika, 1981 TV mini-series (5,5) |
| ALLABOUTEVE | Movie that the musical "Applause" was adapted from |
| LABOHEME | Opera that the musical "Rent" was adapted from |
| DOG | Wag the ___ 1997 black comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro which was adapted from Larry Beinhart's novel American Hero |