| UPTONSINCLA | His "Oil!" was the basis for "There Will Be Blood" |
| SLATE | Greyish rock used for roof tiles and by Rubens as a support for his oil painting Madonna della Vallicella (5) |
| RUST | Why the Tin Woodman requested his oil can |
| UGLY | "For Three Men The Civil War Wasn't Hell. It Was Practice!" was the tagline for this spaghetti western, The Good, The Bad And The ... |
| THOMASHARRIS | Suspense novelist whose book was the basis for the movie "The Silence of the Lambs": 2 wds. |
| OHER | NFL star Michael who was the basis for the movie "The Blind Side" |
| ELIOT | Poet whose work was the basis for the musical "Cats" |
| MOLNAR | Hungarian playwright whose "Liliom" was the basis for the musical "Carousel" |
| GILLIANFLYNN | Suspense novelist whose book was the basis for the movie "Gone Girl": 2 wds. |
| ELMORELEONARD | Suspense novelist whose book was the basis for the movie "Get Shorty": 2 wds. |
| ADAIR | Red, fire-fighting specialist whose story was the basis for the 1968 film Hellfighters (5) |
| ICEE | Beverage that was the basis for the Slurpee |
| ACACE | This car was the basis for the legendary Cobra (2,3) |
| MGMETRO | This hatch was the basis for the 6R4 rally car (2,5) |
| EIGHT | "Pieces of ___!" was the cry of the parrot Polly in Treasure Island. (5) |
| DURANTE | "Everybody wants to get inta the act!" was the catchphrase of Jimmy 'Schnozzle' ... |
| ITINA | 1986 autobiography which was the basis for the 1993 movie "What's Love Got To Do With It" |
| ORR | Mary whose short story "The Wisdom of Eve" was the basis for 1950's "All About Eve" |
| SUPERMARIO | Video game series that was the basis for a 1993 film with Bob Hoskins in the title role (5,5) |
| ALDISS | Brian ___, English science fiction writer whose short story Supertoys Last All Summer Long was the basis for the 2001 film A I Artificial Intelligence (6) |
