| SPARK | Muriel --, author of the novel 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' (5) |
| SMITH | Actress awarded an Oscar for her role in an adaptation of Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (5) |
| STARK | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie writer's sumame (5) |
| PRIME | The _ of Miss Jean Brodie, novel by Muriel Spark (5) |
| RONALDNEAME | Director of the films The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie and The Poseidon Adventure (6,5) |
| MURIELSPARK | Author of The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie (6,5) |
| MAGGIESMITH | Actress who played the titular role in 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' (1969) (6,5) |
| MAGGIE | 1969 Best Actress Oscar winner for "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (6,5) |
| ALISON | Mrs Bennet in the TV Pride And Prejudice, actress ... Steadman made her stage debut in The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie in 1968 |
| MARCIABLAINE | Girls' school in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (6,6) |
| MURIEL | _ Spark, Scottish novelist whose works include The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (6) |
| BRODIE | The Prime of Miss Jean ___, novel by Muriel Spark (6) |
| SNOBS | E.g. Hyacinth Bucket and Miss Jean Brodie |
| GERALDINE | English actress whose TV series included The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Mapp and Lucia, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and Marple (9,6) |
| TEACHER | Profession of Miss Jean Brodie (7) |
| EERIE | Sinister egghead in the prime of her life |
| ARDAL | Mr. O'Hanlon, comedian and author of the novel The Talk of the Town (5) |
| MISS | Maggie Smith's "The Prime of - Jean Brodie" |
| DODIE | Author of the novel The One Hundred and One Dalmatians (5,5) |
| TWAIN | Mark, author of the novel The Prince and the Pauper (5) |