| CLOCKWISE | In which film does John Cleese say "I can take the despair, it's the hope I can't stand"? (9) |
| ERICA | From the border I can take the heath plant (5) |
| IRIS | Part of the despair I sensed being put into bed (4) |
| PETE | Who does John Thomson play in television's Cold Feet? (4) |
| INSTLOUIS | In which musical film does Judy Garland sing Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas? (4,2,2,2,5) |
| ITINERARY | Travel schedule in which I can take a long time on the railway |
| TWENTIETH | Century in which film as an artistic medium was created (9) |
| CRITICISM | 'I can take any amount of ___ so long as it is unqualified praise': Noel Coward (9) |
| CONVIVIAL | I can take five from the viol at such a social get-together |
| RESILIENT | Can take the knocks with silent ire maybe (9) |
| BAROMETER | It can take the pressure (9) |
| DEEWAR | In which film does Shashi Kapoor's character say the iconic line "Mere paas maa hai"? |
| DONTGETUP | "Stay put, I can take care of this myself" |
| SEVEN | In which film does Brad Pitt demand to know "what's in the box"? (5) |
| CAL | In which film does Helen Mirren play the widow of an RUC officer? (3) |
| GIBL | In which film does Elvis sing Pocketful of Rainbows? (1,1,5) |
| BUSSTOP | In which film does Marilyn Monroe sing "That Old Black Magic"? (3,4) |
| BEDTIMEPRAYER | God, I hope I wake up in the middle of the night for act of contrition (7,6) |
| RUDE | "I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a _ remark or a vulgar action": Tennessee Williams (4) |
| DIEHARD | In which 1988 action film does Bruce Willis play New York cop John McClane? (3,4) |
