| THEORIENT | Murder on ___ Express Agatha Christie's detective novel published in 1934 which was adapted into a film starring Kenneth Branagh in 2017: 2 wds. |
| ORIENTEXPRESS | Train in an Agatha Christie detective novel |
| HANDFUL | A ___ of Dust, Evelyn Waugh novel published in 1934 (7) |
| THE | "Murder on ___ Orient Express" |
| ORIENT | Murder on the ___ Express: Agatha Christie novel (6) |
| FACTOTUM | Second novel written by Charles Bukowski which was adapted into a film starring Marisa Tomei |
| AMERICA | 2004 novel by Philip Roth which was adapted into a 2020 TV miniseries (3,4,7,7) |
| AGAINST | 2004 novel by Philip Roth which was adapted into a 2020 TV miniseries (3,4,7,7) |
| THEPLOT | 2004 novel by Philip Roth which was adapted into a 2020 TV miniseries (3,4,7,7) |
| RUMAANALAM | Author of the novel Leave the World Behind, which was adapted into a 2023 film |
| LEGEND | I Am _, 1954 Richard Matheson novel which was adapted into a 2007 film starring Will Smith (6) |
| MEYOURLOVE | Bring ___ short story written by Charles Bukowski which was adapted into a film starring Ian Hart: 3 wds. |
| LIANEMORIARTY | Author of the novel Big Little Lies which was adapted into an Emmy-winning TV series: 2 wds. |
| TROPICOFCANCER | Henry Miller novel first published in 1934, the subject of obscenity trials in the US in the 1960s (6,2,6) |
| MURDER | ___ on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie novel (6) |
| AND | John ___ Mary 1969 American romantic drama film starring Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow which was adapted from a Mervyn Jones novel |
| MOLNAR | Author of Liliom, which was adapted into the musical Carousel (6) |
| JANEMARPLE | Agatha Christie detective who lives in the village of St. Mary Mead (2 wds.) |
| AMANLAYDEAD | First of the novels in the Roderick Alleyn detective series by New Zealand author Ngaio Marsh, published in 1934 (1,3,3,4) |
| DUST | A Handful Of ---, novel by Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1934 (4) |
