| WESTERNS | Cowboy movies, often set in the latter half of the 19th century (8) |
| SCIFI | Genre of films often set in space |
| DININGROOMTABLE | It's often set in the evening |
| HUANGHUA | Chinese diplomat instrumental in normalising relations with the US and Japan in the latter half of the 20th century; Minister of Foreign Affairs 1976-83 (5,3) |
| EVENTING | Time in the latter half of the day for the horsey set (8) |
| PEARMAIN | Exercise the latter half of the year -most important (8) |
| LORDDERBY | He had three brief periods as British prime minister in the latter half of the 19th century, never with a majority government (4,5) |
| SAVONAROLA | Religious and political reformer in Florence in the latter half of the 15th century (10) |
| MERCIA | Historic kingdom of central England that reached its height under King Offa in the latter half of the eighth century (6) |
| WANDER | And in the latter half of the answer, speak incoherently (6) |
| SHORTAND | See 1Dn, Noir author whose novels are often set in Florida or Detroit (6,7) |
| ADJUSTER | See 1Dn, Noir author whose novels are often set in Florida or Detroit (6,7) |
| LEIGHTON | See 1Dn, Noir author whose novels are often set in Florida or Detroit (6,7) |
| LANDSEER | See 1Dn, Noir author whose novels are often set in Florida or Detroit (6,7) |
| FOOTINIT | See 1Dn, Noir author whose novels are often set in Florida or Detroit (6,7) |
| THEORIST | See 1Dn, Noir author whose novels are often set in Florida or Detroit (6,7) |
| BALLOONS | See 1Dn, Noir author whose novels are often set in Florida or Detroit (6,7) |
| SERVICES | See 1Dn, Noir author whose novels are often set in Florida or Detroit (6,7) |
| CHOOSERS | See 1Dn, Noir author whose novels are often set in Florida or Detroit (6,7) |
| PARADISO | See 1Dn, Noir author whose novels are often set in Florida or Detroit (6,7) |
