| ALFREDHITCHCOCK | British film director, 1899-1980, known as the 'Master of Suspense' (6,9) |
| VANUATU | Island republic of the western Pacific formerly (until 1980) known as the New Hebrides (7) |
| HITCHCOCK | Film director known as 'the master of suspense' (9) |
| DAPHNEDUMAURIER | Full name of a highly acclaimed author who was a dame of literary shadows, mistress of suspense and a granddaughter of Trilby's creator (6,2,7) |
| CAMPIN | Robert ?, artist known as the Master of Flemalle who died in 1444 |
| ROPE | Hitch the Master of Suspense directed it! (4) |
| SWORDOFDAMOCLES | Weapon used in a tale of suspense? (5,2,8) |
| JACKHOBBS | English cricketer known as The Master; the leading run-scorer in first-class cricket (4,5) |
| MAESTRO | A man regarded as the master of an art (7) |
| POUSSIN | Nicolas, painter regarded as the master of French Classicism (7) |
| RICHARDS | Sir Viv ___ (b.1952), Antiguan cricketer known as 'The Master Blaster' (8) |
| HOBBS | Jack ---, English cricketer known as 'The Master' who was knighted in 1953 (5) |
| HANGMAN | Game drawn with one-time master of suspense? |
| HITCH | Nickname for master of suspense films: "Thumb" (5) |
| HITECH | Master of suspense fondly embracing European design style |
| OFSHERLOCK | Basil Rathbone starred as the master sleuth title character in The Adventures ___ Holmes |
| APTED | British film director of Coal Miner's Daughter and the Up! documentary series, Michael ... |
| RITCHIE | Guy ___, British film director whose new film is remake of Disney's Aladdin (7) |
| DOASISAY | Obey me, as the master swindler said? (2,2,1,3) |
| STEVEMCQUEEN | British film director who won several awards for his 2013 film 12 Years a Slave |
