| MAGICSQUARE | Numerical two-dimensional matrix where the sum of all the rows (vertical, horizontal and diagonal) i |
| GENEPOOL | Sum of all the alleles in a population |
| ARGYLE | Pattern popular on socks, typically featuring diamond shapes and diagonal lines (6) |
| TOMCLANCY | American author whose thrillers include The Hunt for Red October, Clear and Present Danger and The Sum of All Fears |
| HOGWASH | Grid that is further subdivided into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve the puzzle, each of the rows, columns and 3x3 boxes should contain all the digits from 1 to 9. The solution to this puzzle will be publish |
| FEARS | Spy thriller novel and film starring Ben Affleck, The Sum of All _ (5) |
| AFFLECK | Ben ___, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" actor who played Jack Ryan in "The Sum of All Fears" |
| LIEVSCHRIEBER | Marty Baron in Spotlight, Ted Winter in Salt and John Clark in The Sum Of All Fears are film roles played by this US actor (4,9) |
| NEMEROV | Alexander ___ (president of Russia in "The Sum of All Fears") |
| GRID | An array of black squares and "lights" forming a crossword; or, a set of regular horizontal and vertical lines marked by numbers and letters to identify locations on a map (4) |
| RYAN | "The Sum of All Fears" hero |
| TYPE | As such, the sum of all parts limited (8) |
| BEN | The Sum Of All Fears actor, ... Affleck |
| TOTAL | The sum of all parts |
| BRIDGEOFSPIES | 2015 Cold War film, or a hint to the words hidden across the rows of starred answers |
| CHESTER | City known for its two-storey shops and dwellings called The Rows (7) |
| SPREADSHEET | An electronic document with data shown in the rows and columns of a grid (11) |
| GROSPOINT | Needlework stitch covering two horizontal and two vertical threads (4,5) |
| DOLMEN | Megalithic tomb of one horizontal and two vertical stones (6) |
| AISLE | Said "I'll course between the rows of seats" (5) |
