| PEPSICOLA | Joan Crawford, pioneer of product placement, made sure this rival to Coke was seen in her films made |
| PAYOLA | Settle bill around American city for illegal cost of product placement (6) |
| ARCHITECT | Designer, cold, is seen in her attic unexpectedly (9) |
| ENEMY | "Time" requires article before this rival (5) |
| NOFEAR | "I'm definitely against this rival approach," says Spooner (2,4) |
| AFTERMIDNIGHT | In the Radio Times Guide to Films, this title is shared by films made in 1989 (horror), 1990 (drama), and 2003 (romantic comedy) |
| JINGLE | It tends to pull some strings for product placement in The Sound of Music (6) |
| GINALOLLOBRIGIDA | 1950s and 1960s film icon called “the most beautiful woman in the world”, after the Italian title of one of her films |
| EALING | Which London suburb gave its name to a series of comedy films made there in the 40s and 50s? (6) |
| GISH | Lillian, actress who died in 1993, her films including 1915's The Birth of a Nation (4) |
| ITSMAGIC | Song by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn sung by Doris Day in her film debut, Romance on the High Seas, and which later became the theme song of her Hollywood radio series |
| MOON | The Man in the ___ 1991 film directed by Robert Mulligan starring Reese Witherspoon in her film debut |
| OSCARBAIT | Films made to catch the Academy's attention ... or what's needed to catch the circled words? |
| DREWBARRYMORE | Actress who posted a video on Instagram on March 14 in which she called The Week "the best magazine" and its crossword "my absolute favorite crossword puzzle"; four of her movies are this puzzle's the |
| MAEWEST | Early star of the screen; her films include She Done Him Wrong (1933) (3,4) |
| ELIZABETHTAYLOR | Actress, 1932-2011, as famous for her off-screen life as for her films (9,6) |
| ALIBI | I was seen in Bali? But I was elsewhere and that's a fact! (5) |
| UNICORN | Mythical creature which was seen in medieval times as a symbol of purity (7) |
| INCONCLUSIVE | Can't say for sure this isn't beyond a shadow of a doubt (12) |
| SWIMSUITS | Here we are in Cornwall, and I'm 50 per cent sure this is beachwear (9) |
