| BERNARDHEPTON | Brother panned, playing in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (7,6) |
| SIRALECGUINNESS | ____ played George Smiley in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy |
| DABBLED | Take a superficial interest or part in / tinker |
| ABE | Supreme Court Justice Fortas, who wrote the majority opinion in Tinker v. Des Moines |
| PENNYDREADFUL | Rudely panned novel involving female, a lurid book (5,8) |
| MISTRANSLATES | Say wrongly subtitled film managed to get panned (13) |
| MISTRANSLATED | Say wrongly subtitled film managed to get panned (13) |
| LECARRE | John -, author of thrillers including The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2,5) |
| GARYOLDMAN | George Smiley in the 2011 film Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (4,6) |
| OLDMAN | Gary ___, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (6) |
| KATHY | Actress who played Connie Sachs in 2011 film drama Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (5,5) |
| BURKE | Kathy ___, actress who played Connie Sachs in 2011 film drama Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (5) |
| JOHNLECARRE | Author of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" who cameoed as a party guest in the 2011 film adaptation: 3 wds. |
| MARKSTRONG | Stardust, RocknRolla, Body Of Lies, Sherlock Holmes, Kick-Ass, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Green Lantern are films in which this English actor starred (4,6) |
| SMILEY | Secret agent in John le Carre's novels including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Honourable Schoolboy (6) |
| GEORGESMILEY | Secret agent in novels by John Le Carre, such as Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (6,6) |
| KARLA | Soviet intelligence officer in John le Carre's 1974 novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy |
| BEGGARMAN | Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy, rich man, poor man, ___, thief (9) |
| AGENT | "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" operative |
| LE | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974 novel by John ___ Carre) |
