| THEDAMBUSTERS | Classic war film with Richard Todd as Wing Commander Guy Gibson |
| DAMBUSTERS | "The ... ...", 1955 film starring Richard Todd as R.A.F. commander Guy Gibson (3,7) |
| APOCALYPSE | Classic war film, _ Now (10) |
| TODD | Richard _, Irish actor who played Wing Commander Guy Gibson in the 1955 film The Dam Busters (4) |
| RICHARD | Actor whose film roles include Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters (7,4) |
| KUNGFU | Umbrella term for Chinese martial arts such as wing chun or t'ai chi ch'uan; from Cantonese, 'skill, accomplishment' (4,2) |
| ATOMIC | Super hot, as wing sauce |
| KRISTENWELKER | White House correspondent who replaced Chuck Todd as moderator of 14-Across last month: 2 wds. |
| YANKS | Second World War drama film with Richard Gere and Vanessa Redgrave (5) |
| WEWERE | Vietnam War film with Mel Gibson, - - Soldiers (2,4) |
| ABRIDGE | - - Too Far ; Cornelius Ryan book about the failed Operation Market Garden campaign, adapted into film with Richard Attenborough as director (1,6) |
| AVOW | "___ To Kill" ('95 film with Richard Grieco) |
| GIGOLO | "American ___", 1980 film with Richard Gere (6) |
| GETAHEAD | How to - - in Advertising; film with Richard E. Grant (3,5) |
| ALWAYS | 1989 Steven Spielberg film with Richard Dreyfuss (6) |
| THECOTTONCLUB | 1984 film with Richard Gere (3,6,4) |
| HORSE | A Man Called ___, 1970 film with Richard Harris; Arabian or Appaloosa, e.g. (5) |
| ESCAPE | The Great --; prisoner-of-war film with actors including Steve McQueen, James Garner and Richard Attenborough (6) |
| ONE | "The Big Red ___", 1980 war film with Lee Marvin (3) |
| SAVING | Second World War film with Tom Hanks (6,7,4) |
