| MIDNIGHTEXPRESS | Film recounting the imprisonment of Billy Hayes |
| CAGING | Having caught the gang, l arranged for the imprisonment (6) |
| JUDGES | Book of the Old Testament recounting the history of Israel from the death of Joshua to the birth of Samuel (6) |
| NEHEMIAH | A book of the Old Testament recounting the acts of a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes, King of Persia (8) |
| YORKTOWN | Song in the musical 'Hamilton' recounting the final battle of the American Revolutionary War (8) |
| ROAD | The ___, Orwell book recounting the development of his political consciousness (4,2,5,4) |
| MUSKETEERS | The Three ---, 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas recounting the adventures of d'Artagnan (10) |
| ODYSSEY | Epic poem attributed to Homer recounting the adventures of Odysseus (7) |
| ESTHER | Bible book recounting the acts of a Persian queen |
| PARADISELOST | John Milton epic recounting the story "Of Man's first disobedience" |
| SAGA | A medieval prose narrative, written in Iceland, recounting the exploits of a hero or family (4) |
| THECASKOF | 1846 short story by Edgar Allan Poe recounting the murder of Fortunato by Montresor (3,4,2) |
| AMONTILLADO | 1846 short story by Edgar Allan Poe recounting the murder of Fortunato by Montresor (11) |
| OFA | Book by George and Weedon Grossmith recounting the life of Charles Pooter (3,5,2,1,6) |
| NOBODY | Book by George and Weedon Grossmith recounting the life of Charles Pooter (3,5,2,1,6) |
| THEDIARY | Book by George and Weedon Grossmith recounting the life of Charles Pooter (3,5,2,1,6) |
| NARRATOR | Character recounting the events within a story |
| LOCHLEVEN | Body of water in Scotland housing a castle that was the place of imprisonment of Mary, Queen of Scot |
| LEVEN | Loch ___, body of water in Perth and Kinross, Scotland housing a castle that was a place of imprisonment of Mary, Queen of Scots (5) |
| CARISBROOKE | ? Castle, a place of imprisonment of Charles I near Newport on the Isle of Wight (11) |
