| VALGUEST | London-born director of films Expresso Bongo, Toomorrow and The Quatermass Xperiment |
| GUEST | Val ___, director of films Expresso Bongo, Toomorrow and The Quatermass Xperiment (5) |
| KNEALE | Nigel ___, author of the novels The Quatermass Experiment and Quatermass and the Pit (6) |
| EGOYAN | Atom ?, Egypt-born director of films Felicia's Journey and The Sweet Hereafter |
| JEANLUC | Paris-born director of films Breathless and Alphaville who died in September (4-3,6) |
| GODARD | Paris-born director of films Breathless and Alphaville who died in September (4-3,6) |
| SIRK | Douglas ?, Germany-born director of film dramas Magnificent Obsession and Imitation of Life (4) |
| ATOMEGOYAN | Egypt-born director of the films Felicia's Journey and The Sweet Hereafter (4,6) |
| ANDREMORELL | Actor who played Professor Quatermass in the 1958 BBC series and later was Dr Watson opposite Peter Cushing's Sherlock Holmes in the 1959 film The Hound of the Baskervilles (5,6) |
| OBOE | Player from Expresso Bongo extremely withdrawn |
| RENNYHARLIN | Finnish-born director of The Long Kiss Goodnight (5,6) |
| PIT | 1950s sci-fi series shown on the BBC, Quatermass and the --- (3) |
| KEIR | Andrew ?, actor who played the title role in 1967 sci-fi film Quatermass and the Pit |
| ANDREWKEIR | Actor who played the title role in 1967 sci-fi film Quatermass and the Pit |
| ANDREW | Actor who played the title role in 1967 sci-fi film Quatermass and the Pit |
| SOHO | It's in London where you can find an expresso, hopefully (2,2) |
| FRAPPE | Iced drink Italian brother had, twopenny expresso initially (6) |
| CAFFE | - latte (expresso variety) |
| LATTE | Expresso order |
| ADEQUATE | Grenade Quatermass secures all right (8) |
