| EDGAR | Award for John le Carre |
| EGOT | Awards for John Legend, briefly |
| KARLA | "The Quest for ___" (John le Carre trilogy) |
| PSEUDONYM | John Le Carre, for example, wastes DUP's money (9) |
| GARDENER | The Constant ___ , novel by John Le Carre published in 2001, later adapted for film (8) |
| SOLDIER | John le Carre bestseller adapted for the big screen (6,6,7,3) |
| SPY | John le Carre bestseller adapted for the big screen (6,6,7,3) |
| TAILOR | John le Carre bestseller adapted for the big screen (6,6,7,3) |
| TINKER | John le Carre bestseller adapted for the big screen (6,6,7,3) |
| MOLES | John le Carre antagonists, maybe |
| SMILEYSPEOPLE | 1979 spy novel by John le Carre (7,6) |
| RUSSIA | The ?, 1989 novel by John Le Carre (6,5) |
| CORNWELL | Charlotte ?, actress; sister of author John le Carre (8) |
| TINKERTAILORSOLDIERSPY | John le Carre novel |
| MANAGER | The Night _; John le Carre espionage novel (7) |
| AMOST | 2008 novel by John Le Carre |
| PANAMA | Country where John le Carre has a Tailor? (6) |
| APERFECTSPY | Novel by John le Carre (1,7,3) |
| ESPIONAGE | John le Carre subject |
| GEORGE | ___ Smiley, fictional spy created by John le Carre (6) |
