| HERCULEPOIROT | Fictional Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie who is also one of the most famous and long-running characters: 2 wds. |
| POIROT | Hercule ___, fictional Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie in 1920 |
| HERCULE | Fictional detective created by the writer Agatha Christie who first visited Mallorca in 1932 and loved the area around Puerto Pollensa in the north of the island (7,6) |
| ARABIAN | This type of horse is among the most famous and dates as far back as the 7th century CE |
| AGATHA | Christie who is the best-selling novelist of all time |
| EMPTYNESTER | One who can finally stop postponing that long R.V. trip, maybe |
| ARE | Long "R"? |
| ASH | Character actor Bruce Campbell's most famous (& beloved) character. |
| OUSMANE | Identify the first name of this Frenchman who figured in both 2018 and 2022 teams and is also one of the 10 players to have won the World Cup, UEFA Champions League and Ballon d'or. (7) |
| MARY | There's Something About ___ 1998 romcom directed by the Farrellys starring Cameron Diaz which is also one of the highest grossing rom coms of all times |
| MISSMARPLE | Fictional detective created by Agatha Christie, played on screen by Margaret Rutherford, Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Mcewan, and others (4,6) |
| NOTTINGHILL | 1999 rom com directed by Roger Michell starring Julia Roberts which is also one of the highest grossing rom coms of all times: 2 wds. |
| WHATWOMENWANT | 2000 romcom directed by Nancy Meyers starring Mel Gibson which is also one of the highest grossing rom coms of all times: 3 wds. |
| THEPROPOSAL | 2009 romcom directed by Anne Fletcher starring Sandra Bullock which is also one of the highest grossing rom coms of all times: 2 wds. |
| PAST | Previous time of life which is also one of the tenses |
| VANGOGH | Vincent ___ Dutch painter of The Starry Night who was also one of the influential figures of Western Art: 2 wds. |
| LUST | Irresistible desire which is also one of the seven deadly sins |
| SLOTH | Which tropical American animal is also one of the seven deadly sins? (5) |
| MARPLE | Miss ___, detective created by Agatha Christie (6) |
| TAR | Road-making substance that's also one of the residues when tobacco is burned |
