| MERCURY | It links The Right Stuff, Bohemian Rhapsody and Orson Welles (7) |
| BOYNTON | Bohemian Rhapsody and Locked Down actress Lucy ___ (7) |
| QUEENSIDES | "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Are the Champions"? |
| QUEEN | Great rock band that had hits with Bohemian Rhapsody and Don't Stop Me Now (5) |
| CHAPLIN | Ben ___, London-born actor who portrayed George Coulouris in 2008 film Me and Orson Welles (7) |
| PHANTOM | It links Zod's Zone, the opera and a menace (7) |
| CHARLIE | It links Bubbles, Bucket and Babbitt (7) |
| CHANNEL | The English one separates that nation from France (unlike the Chunnel, which links the two by rail) |
| THREADS | The connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together. (7) |
| REBEL | It links the Alliance, a moon and the Pitch Perfect movies (5) |
| BRIDGEOFSIGHS | It links the Doge's Palace with the state prisons (6,2,5) |
| KOREASTRAIT | It links the Sea of Japan with the East China Sea |
| CHUNNEL | It links England and France |
| SYNAPSE | It links cells in specially constructed pens, say |
| CHESS | It links The Seventh Seal, Cadillac Records Queen Of Katwe (5) |
| SCAR | It links The Lion King with Harry Potter's head (4) |
| MCKAY | Christian ___, actor who portrayed Orson Welles in 2008 film drama Me and Orson Welles (5) |
| BLACK | The ?, 1950 adventure film starring Tyrone Power and Orson Welles (5,4) |
| RISK | The -, 1950 adventure film starring Tyrone Power and Orson Welles (5,4) |
| BLACKROSE | The ?, 1950 adventure film starring Tyrone Power and Orson Welles |
