| KINGRAT | James Clavell novel set in a prisoner of war camp in Singapore (4,3) |
| HEROES | Hogan's -, sitcom set in a prisoner of war camp (6) |
| APOCALYPSENOW | Short, topical song I recalled in a prisoner of war film |
| SHOGUN | James Clavell novel set in Asia (6) |
| TAIPAN | James Clavell novel set in Hong Kong |
| COLDITZ | German castle used as a prisoner-of-war camp in WWII (7) |
| REBECCA | This novel, set in a beautiful West Country estate, was written by a woman who was married to a man called Isaac (7) |
| THEBELL | Iris Murdoch novel set in a lay religious community next door to a convent |
| THEROAD | Cormac McCarthy novel set in a postapocalyptic United States |
| ANIMATE | Instil spirit in a prisoner having returned home |
| STALAG | A German prisoner-of-war camp in World War II (6) |
| REINSIN | Pulls bridle strap from mare in Singapore (5,2) |
| ALAMODE | Integrated in Singapore, do Malaysians put up with it? (1,2,4) |
| ORCHARD | 2.2km road in Singapore, the main retail and entertainment area (7) |
| RAFFLES | Cracksman doing for hotel in Singapore (7) |
| BADER | Douglas ---, World War II RAF fighter ace who was a prisoner of war in Colditz from 1942-45 (5) |
| GERONIMO | Renowned 19th-century Apache leader who died as a prisoner of war in 1909 (8) |
| GENOA | City where Marco Polo was held as a prisoner of war |
| FREEFALL | 1959 William Golding novel set in a World War II POW camp (4,4) |
| CLEVEDON | In December, I wrote a novel set in a town near Portishead (8) |
