| NOTTINGHILL | London district where a film by Richard Curtis was set (7,4) |
| SAMBA | J&K district where a search operation was launched. (5) |
| ROTORUA | NZ actor Cliff Curtis was born in this North Island city (7) |
| SALVO | In '68, Tony Curtis was Albert De_____, the Boston Strangler. |
| COMICRELIEF | Charity founded 1985 by Richard Curtis and Lenny Henry (5,6) |
| ROMCOM | Informal word for a humorous film based around a love story such as many of those made by Richard Curtis (6) |
| FUNERAL | Four Weddings And A _, film penned by Richard Curtis (7) |
| NINE | ___ Elms (London district where Vauxhall Motors was founded) |
| SOHO | So, include old hotel in London district where The Secret Agent is set (4) |
| ACTUALLY | 2003 film written and directed by Richard Curtis (4,8) |
| LOVE | 2003 film written and directed by Richard Curtis (4,8) |
| GENIE | 2023 Christmas film written by Richard Curtis (5) |
| TRASH | 2015 film written by Richard Curtis (5) |
| CHELSEA | London district where Dante Gabriel Rossetti shared a house with Algernon Charles Swinburne and an exotic menagerie including wombats (7) |
| BARNES | London district where one can drink at home when short of time |
| ISLINGTON | London district where no one returns around cocktail time |
| SHOREDITCH | London district where the orchids are out (10) |
| BLACKADDER | Co-written by Richard Curtis, a series of sitcoms with Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie and others (10) |
| LOVEACTUALLY | 2003 romcom written and directed by Richard Curtis |
| ONSET | Where a film actor may simulate a violent attack |