| CLIFT | Montgomery -, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Search |
| MONTGOMERYCLIFT | Best Actor Oscar nominee for The Search, A Place in the Sun and From Here to Eternity |
| JASON | In Greek mythology, leader of the Argonauts in the search for the Golden Fleece (5) |
| SPEKE | John Hanning, explorer most associated with the search for the source of the Nile (5) |
| RIFLE | Annoy the fellow going in to make the search (5) |
| MEDEA | Companion of Jason in the search for the Golden Fleece |
| SIMON | Star of 2014 comedy-drama film Hector and the Search for Happiness (5,4) |
| MELUA | Singer whose debut album released in 2003 was Call Off the Search, Katie ----- (5) |
| PROBE | The search for proportional representation and honour (5) |
| CHASE | This constitutes part of the search, as expected (5) |
| KARLA | Le Carre trilogy "The Search for |
| TONYBLAIR | Former British PM who became a Middle East envoy for the United Nations in the search for a peaceful solution to that region's conflict (4,5) |
| PEGG | Simon ?, actor who played the title role in 2014 comedy-drama film Hector and the Search for Happiness |
| ENDLESSSUMMER | 'The -- -- II', 1994 documentary film about the search for the perfect wave (7,6) |
| ARGO | Ship used in the search for the Golden Fleece (4) |
| KATIEMELUA | Georgian-British singer/songwriter whose debut album was Call Off The Search in 2003 (5,5) |
| HOTPURSUIT | Following closely in the search for a popular occupation (3,7) |
| TSO | "The Search for General ___" (film about a military leader and the Chinese American dish named after him) |
| HUNTERS | Those in the search of a solution to the runs (7) |
| TODD | "BoJack Horseman" character who writes the rock opera "Newtopia Rising, Book I: The Search for a New Utopia" |
