| ADAIR | Gilbert -, author of the novels The Holy Innocents and Love and Death on Long Island (5) |
| JASON | Priestley of "Love and Death on Long Island" |
| FEAST | ___ of the Holy Innocents (5) |
| ARMIE | Call Me by Your Name and Death on the Nile actor, ----- Hammer (5) |
| AVETT | "I and Love and You" brothers |
| WOODYALLEN | Born Allen Stewart Konigberg, American director of Annie Hall and Love And Death (5,5) |
| AGATHA | The Mousetrap and Death On The Nile are popular works of the 'Queen Of Crime', ... Christie |
| POIROT | Fictional Belgian detective in "Queen of Crime" Agatha Christie's stories including The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile (6) |
| USTINOV | Peter -; actor in a number of films including Spartacus and Death on the Nile who also narrated Tarka the Otter (7) |
| CHILDERMAS | Archaic name for feast Holy Innocents' Day, held on 28th December in the Western Church |
| OBRIEN | Dylan _, actor whose film credits include The Maze Runner and Love and Monsters (6) |
| INTO | "And to walk like Christ, in grace and love, and guide you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _", Nick Cave (4-2-4) |
| MYARMS | "And to walk like Christ, in grace and love, and guide you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _", Nick Cave (4-2-4) |
| HALLEYSCOMET | Heavenly visitor during Mark Twain's birth, on Nov. 30, 1835, and death, on April 21, 1910 |
| EPPS | Lathan's love interest in "The Wood" and "Love & Basketball" |
| ARIANA | ___ Greenblatt, star of films Awake and Love and Monsters (6) |
| ANNETTE | Nyad and Death on the Nile actress, - - - Bening (7) |
| ERASURE | English synth-pop duo who released four consecutive No. 1 albums between 1988 (The Innocents) and 1994 (I Say I Say I Say) (7) |
| CAHN | "High Hopes" and "Love and Marriage" lyricist |
| HICH | Holy Innocents Children's Hospital (4) |
