| CORNWELL | David ___, name by which John le Carre is less well known (8) |
| IDLEWILD | Name by which John F Kennedy International Airport was known until 1963 (8) |
| SMILEYSPEOPLE | Which John Le Carre novel was adapted as a 1982 TV series? (7,6) |
| SIERRA | Le Carre is held up in mountain range (6) |
| RARER | End up admitting reading is less well done (5) |
| OBSCURER | Less well-known old boy's a successful doctor (8) |
| SIDESHOW | For the less well-known characters performing in Chips, for example, and Hawaii Five-O, for instance (8) |
| EDGE | The _, name by which U2 musician David Evans is known (4) |
| GABBA | The ___, name by which the Brisbane Cricket Ground is known (5) |
| OMBUDSMAN | The ___, name by which the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration is also known (9) |
| CHORAL | The ___; name by which Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 is commonly known (6) |
| RUFUS | William ___, name by which William II, king of England, was known (5) |
| DECEMBER | The month in which John Lennon was shot (8) |
| LEVANT | The ___, name by which the area of the Mediterranean now occupied by Syria, Lebanon and Israel was f |
| INCHCAPEROCK | Less well-known name for reef off Angus coast (8,4) |
| TRUEGRIT | Film for which John Wayne won his only Oscar |
| QUIZSHOW | In which John Turturro knew all the answers (4,4) |
| THEPEARL | Which John Steinbeck short novel features diver Kino, his wife Juana and baby Coyotito? (3,5) |
| STARWARS | 1977 film for which John Williams won his second Oscar for an original score |
| QUIETMAN | The -, 1952 comedydrama for which John Ford won a Best Director Oscar (5,3) |
