| THEFLIES | Lord Of ___, novel by William Golding adapted as a TV series in 2026 (3,5) |
| ENDS | To the - of the Earth; trilogy by William Golding adapted as a BBC drama series with Benedict Cumberbatch (4) |
| PROVENCE | A Year in --------, Peter Mayle memoir adapted into a TV series in 1993 starring John Thaw (8) |
| RIVALS | Novel by Jilly Cooper adapted for a TV series in 2024 (6) |
| BINGE | - - - watch, view multiple episodes of a TV series in a sitting (5) |
| FLATBUSH | Sly S. was one fourth of a high school gang in 1974's, The Lords of ________. |
| OVERCOAT | The ___, short story by Nikolai Gogol adapted as a mime play by Marcel Marceau in 1951 (8) |
| EXORCIST | ?The ___", novel by William Peter Blatty filmed in 1973 (8) |
| SHOWBOAT | Novel by Edna Ferber, adapted as a Broadway musical (4,4) |
| SOLITUDE | One Hundred Years of ___ , novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (8) |
| PROPOSAL | 'Indecent ******** ', book by Jack Engelhard later adapted as a 1993 film (8) |
| CANISTER | A cistern adapted as a container for food |
| THESPIRE | 1964 novel by William Golding (3,5) |
| DARKNESS | and 24ac, 1979 novel by William Golding (8,7) |
| RITESOFP | See 81980 novel by William Golding |
| FREEFALL | and 11ac, 1959 novel by William Golding (4,4) |
| THELAMBS | The Silence Of ____, novel and film featuring Hannibal Lecter (3,5) |
| CHAINSAW | Power-driven tool adapted as a winch (8) |
| FLIES | Lord of the ___, novel by William Golding (5) |
| TRIPODS | The -; series of novels for young adults by John Christopher that was adapted into a television series in the 1980s (7) |
