| HALFASIXPENCE | Musical based on the novel Kipps, anagram of A CHEF EXPLAINS (4,1,8) |
| HALF | & 2D 1965 Broadway musical based on the novel Kipps by H G Wells (4,1,8) |
| ASIXPENCE | see 7dn, 1965 Broadway musical based on the novel Kipps by H G Wells (4,1,8) |
| DARKMATERIALS | Words which follow His to give the title of a fantasy drama series based on the novels of Philip Pullman (4,9) |
| APRON | A coverall of a chef, cobbler, cook, farrier or potter, for example, tied at the back; or, a similar garment, such as a girl's pinafore worn over a dress, or that of a bishop or Freemason (5) |
| THEFAULTINOUR | ___ Stars romantic tragedy film starring Ansel Elgort based on the novel of the same name: 4 wds. |
| BILLYBATHGATE | 1991 film, loosely based on the novel of the same name by E L Doctorow, starring Dustin Hoffman as gangster Dutch Schultz |
| HANDMAIDSTALE | Dystopian series based on the novel by Margaret Atwood, The - - (9,4) |
| HGWELLS | Author of the novel Kipps as well as many sci-fi works |
| FIELDOFDREAMS | Film based on the novel "Shoeless Joe" (#32) |
| THREEPENCE | Bit of a literal interpretation of a musical based on Kipps? |
| SIGNATURE | Autograph or handwritten name; distinctive mark; a letter or numeral at the foot of a page in bookbinding; or, a dish characteristic of a chef (9) |
| MASTERPIECE | Get the better of a bit of a chef-d'oeuvre (11) |
| ENG | An "oeuf" with numerous ways of preparation represented in the pleats of a chef's toque; artist who painted The Travelling Companions an ovolo; or, a jewelled Faberge creation (3) |
| MAIDOFHONOUR | Said to have been kept under the guard of a chef's keys in an iron chest, the almond-, puff pastry- and sweetened curd cheese-based royal tart with which Anne Boleyn allegedly found favour with Henry |
| SIXPENCE | Half A ___, comedy musical that tells the story of orphan Arthur Kipps (8) |
| OMELETTE | Litmus test of a chef's basic culinary skills |
| HOUSEOFCARDS | Popular American political thriller by Beau Willimon which is a story of a Democrat from South Carolina and is based on the novel of the same by Michael Dobbs: 3 wds. |
| EVERETT | Actor in the historical drama based on the novel The Name of the Rose, Rupert ------- (7) |
| TOQUE | Part of a chef costume |
