| CHOCKY | John Wyndham book that was adapted into a 1984 children's television series (6) |
| AMADEUS | Play by Peter Shaffer, first performed in 1979, adapted into a 1984 Oscar-winning film (7) |
| DUNE | Sci-fi novel made into a 1984 cult film |
| BIRDY | William Wharton novel made into a 1984 film |
| ESCAPE | The Great -; Paul Brickhill's book that was adapted into a film with Steve McQueen (6) |
| NESBIT | Novelist best-known for The Railway Children, her book that was adapted into a popular family film starring Jenny Agutter, Bernard Cribbins and others (6) |
| SKIPPY | Australian children's television series whose title character was a ?bush kangaroo" (6) |
| RATION | The book that was associated with a fixed allowance (6) |
| WANTED | We had included a book that was required (6) |
| ANIMAL | - Magic; BBC children's television series presented by Johnny Morris from 1962-83 (6) |
| NOGGIN | _ the Nog; cult classic BBC children's television series, 1959-65 (6) |
| GEORGE | Younger brother of the title character in the animated children's television series Peppa Pig (6) |
| SESAME | Long-running children's television series, - Street (6) |
| OMERTA | Mario Puzo book that was published posthumously |
| SEAL | - Morning; Rowena Farre's book that was adapted into a television series (4) |
| PAPERTOWNS | John Green book that was adapted into a movie with Cara Delevingne |
| DAMNED | Horror film adaptation of the John Wyndham novel The Midwich Cuckoos, Village of the... (6) |
| LICHEN | 'The Trouble with ---', 1960 novel by John Wyndham (6) |
| KRAKEN | The ____ Wakes, 1953 novel by John Wyndham about an alien invasion of Earth's oceans (6) |
| STREET | US children's television show whose characters include Big Bird and Cookie Monster (6,6) |
