| MENA | Costar of Thora and Wes in "American Beauty" |
| HITTHEROAD | Thora and Edith prepared to leave (3,3,4) |
| SINEWY | Muscular work of Wes in rear of factory (6) |
| KIOSK | I owe Wes in case of a spell in refreshment stall (5) |
| UNSELD | Wes in the Basketball Hall of Fame |
| FOURFEATHERS | The ?, 2002 adventure film starring Heath Ledger and Wes Bentley (4,8) |
| CODEWORDS | Could they be interpreted as Doc, Rod and Wes? (4,5) |
| BIRCH | Actor who starred in American Beauty, Thora (5) |
| SPACEY | Director of London's Old Vic Theatre who won an Academy Award for his lead role in American Beauty, |
| BROADENING | Widening street taken by actress in American Beauty (10) |
| THORABIRCH | Jane Burnham in American Beauty (5,5) |
| SUVARI | Mena _, known for her role in American Beauty (6) |
| THORA | _ Birch, won a BAFTA for her role in American Beauty (5) |
| BENNETT | Actor and playwright whose monologues Talking Heads originally included Patricia Routledge in A Lady of Letters and Thora Hird in A Cream Cracker Under the Settee (7) |
| HIRD | Surname of Last of the Summer Wine actress Dame Thora (4) |
| HEADS | Talking -; Alan Bennett's series of monologues originally with a cast including Julie Walters, Maggie Smith, Patricia Routledge and Thora Hird (S) |
| TORME | Dame Thora Hird was the motherin-law of which popular American singer? (3,5) |
| MEL | Dame Thora Hird was the motherin-law of which popular American singer? (3,5) |
| EDIEPEGDEN | Character played by Thora Hird in Last Of The Summer Wine (4,6) |
| GHOSTWORLD | Terry Zwigoff film starring Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson (5,5) |
