| EDITHPIAF | CNN lost arrangement of "Painted Finch" and "Little Sparrow" (5,4) |
| SOPHOCLES | Greek tragic dramatist of the 5th century BC to whom such innovations as the addition of a third actor and the use of painted scenery are attributed (9) |
| BRAMBLING | Finch and Stoker put on flashy accessories |
| NICKNAMES | Epithets such as Il Duce or The Little Sparrow (9) |
| ENAMELWARE | Pots and pans of painted metal |
| COLLINS | Author of The Woman in White, The Moonstone, Poor Miss Finch and the illustrated book narrating his walking tour of Cornwall Rambles Beyond Railways (7) |
| AUEL | "The Land of Painted Caves" novelist |
| OSCARS | Statuettes that were made of painted plaster during WWII |
| DADO | A bit of painted adornment round the wall (4) |
| PRANCES | Our neighbour's front replaced with first of painted struts (7) |
| JEANAUEL | "The Land of Painted Caves" author, 2011 |
| OSCAR | Award statuette that was made of painted plaster during WWII to conserve metal |
| TOKILLA | 1960 novel by Harper Lee featuring Atticus Finch and his children Jem and Scout (2,4,1,11) |
| MOCKINGBIRD | 1960 novel by Harper Lee featuring Atticus Finch and his children Jem and Scout (2,4,1,11) |
| SUNDAY | and 15dn, 1971 film drama starring Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch and Murray Head (6,6,6) |
| SUNDAYBLOODY | and 15dn, 1971 film drama starring Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch and Murray Head (6,6,6) |
| LEE | Creator of Finch and Radley |
| BIRDS | Finch and sparrow |
| THETRIALSOF | 1960 biopic starring Peter Finch and Yvonne Mitchell (3,6,2,5,5) |
| SERINBROCKOVICH | ... a small finch and an environmental activist? |
