| GOLDENHANDSHAKE | Incentive to retire the curse of Midas? |
| NATAL | Worker forced to retire the French of labour (5) |
| GOLD | Metal associated with the myth of Midas, cheaper by weight than saffron (4) |
| SYNECDOCHE | Use of 'Midas' for 'wealthy person,' e.g. |
| GREED | Tragic flaw of Midas |
| CHESTERTON | Author of the stories featuring eccentric crime-solving cleric Father Brown including The Flying Stars, The Miracle of Moon Crescent and The Curse of the Golden Cross (10) |
| ORLANDO | ___ Bloom, star of films The Good Doctor and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (7) |
| PIRATES | 2003 film, ------- of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (7) |
| PEARL | Movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black ___ (5) |
| WALLACE | ___ & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-rabbit, film with the voice of 14A (7) |
| MOONLIGHTSERENADE | Glenn Miller's signature tune; a theme in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
| KEIRA | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl star, ----- Knightley (5) |
| SPARROW | Captain Jack -------, Johnny Depp's role in 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (7) |
| RUDDS | Surnamesakes of Paul of "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" (1995) |
| SYMPHONY | Type of composition for orchestra associated with the "curse of the ninth" (8) |
| GUSTAVMAHLER | Composer who followed his Eighth Symphony with Das Lied von der Erde in an attempt to avoid the 'curse of the ninth' |
| USTINOV | Oscar-winning actor and star of Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen, Peter - (7) |
| ALLEN | "The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion" star |
| JADE | "The Curse of the ___ Scorpion" |
| OBIE | Award for "The Curse of the Starving Class" |
