| ANORDINARYKILLER | Book by Anthony Hornus, and a 2003 film about the murder of Dawn Magyar in 1973 in Michigan (2,8,6) |
| BERNIE | The Six didn't want her to speak up about the murder of her brother Keanu in EastEnders (6) |
| PATRICIDE | Pair cried out about the murder of a parent (9) |
| TWINPEAKS | David Lynch's bizarre TV series about the murder of Laura Palmer (4,5) |
| CANDLE | _ _ _ _ _ _ In The Wind, song by Elton John originally written in 1973 in honour of Marilyn Monroe (6) |
| HUNGARIANGOULASH | Magyar dish |
| SUPERSTARS | Sporting TV show won by David Hemery in 1973 in the first British version (10) |
| BUDMAN | Co-founders (in 1973 in Toronto) of beaver logo retailer Roots, Don Green and Michael ___ |
| SKYLAB | The first U.S. space station, launched into Earth orbit on May 14, 1973. In July 1979 it entered the atmosphere, broke up, and scattered debris over the southeastern Indian Ocean and western Australia |
| MILLAIS | Co-founder of the "PRB" who painted Autumn Leaves and Bubbles and illustrated books by Anthony Trollope including Phineas Finn (7) |
| LOTTO | Italian sportswear manufacturer established in 1973 in Montebelluna in the Veneto |
| NEMO | Title subject of a search in a 2003 film |
| TENDAYS | Amount of time for Kate Hudson to "Lose a Guy," in a 2003 film |
| RURITANIA | Fictional country in central Europe which forms the setting for three books by Anthony Hope |
| COMMANDER | Master and _, 1969 historical novel by Patrick O'Brian which spawned a 2003 film adaptation (9) |
| EDGAR | ***** Davids, Dutch footballer born in 1973 in Suriname (5) |
| THESTAIRCASE | Documentary series on Sundance TV about the murder trial of Michael Peterson: 2 wds. |
| GOULASH | Paprika-rich beef stew of a Magyar herdsman; or, a redeal in bridge (7) |
| DAREDEVIL | Marvel Comics superhero played by Ben Affleck in a 2003 film (9) |
| HOURS | 2003 film about Virginia Woolf with Nicole Kidman, The ----- (5) |
