| BIOPIC | Film depicting a life story (6) |
| BORDER | 1997 film depicting India-Pakistan war with iconic soldier characters. (6) |
| CINEMA | Films depicting parts of vaccine manufacture |
| STOREY | Word, from "tale", for a medieval building's frieze-like tier of narrative paintings depicting a historical scene originally, today a structural deck, floor or level, where life's adventures, mysterie |
| STROKE | With a dash of the pen, depicting a butterfly? (6) |
| FRIEZE | A wall's carved horizontal strip or painted border depicting a design or scene, motionless as if frozen (6) |
| STATUE | Sculpture depicting a person (6) |
| ESTHER | Painting by John Everett Millais depicting a biblical queen (6) |
| DIDYOU | 1878 painting by William Yeames, depicting a scene from the Civil Wars (3,4,3,3,4,3,4,6) |
| GOTHIC | American ____, 1930 painting by Grant Wood depicting a farmer and daughter (6) |
| SABINE | The Abduction of the ___ Women: painting by Nicolas Poussin depicting a scene from Roman mythology (6) |
| TOONIE | Coin depicting a polar bear, casually |
| KATWE | Queen of ___ biographical sports drama film depicting the life of a chess player who becomes a Woman Candidate Master |
| BIOGRAPHER | 16 dn of a life story |
| BIOGRAPHICAL | To do with a life story (12) |
| BIO | Short version of a life story? |
| BIOG | Like a life story Abbr.: |
| ABINITIO | A life story packing in sex appeal from page one? |
| REAL | Factual: a - life story |
| RIOTSCENE | A section of e.g. a film depicting violent public disorder (4,5) |
