| LAODICEAN | One who is indifferent to religion, and appears in the title of a Thomas Hardy novel |
| HITTHEHEADLINES | Slap the principal in front of queues and appear in the news |
| STOIC | Thus to be included is one who is indifferent to pleasure or pain (5) |
| TESS | Nastassja Kinski played the title role in this 1979 adaptation of a Thomas Hardy novel. (4) |
| SNOOPY | He is a spotted white beagle who is Charlie Brown's pet dog and appears in Peanuts cartoons. In this dog's fantasy life, he plays a World War I flying ace whose nemesis is the Red Baron. |
| NOTREDAME | Title of the Parisian landmark which appears in the title of a Victor Hugo novel (5-4) |
| SPANIEL | Dog which was a royal favourite in the 17th Century and appears in many paintings (7) |
| FAR | First word of a Thomas Hardy title |
| WINDSOR | The only English town to appear in the title of a Shakespeare play (7) |
| SHADESOFGREY | What there are fifty of in a book title, and appear in answers to asterisked clues (12) |
| OMIKAMI | Japanese goddess of the sun; major deity of the Shinto religion and claimed ancestor of the imperial dynasty (7) |
| AMATERASU | Japanese goddess of the sun; major deity of the Shinto religion and claimed ancestor of the imperial dynasty (9) |
| MOREAU | Doctor whose name appears in the title of an 1896 HG Wells sci-fi novel (6) |
| MADISONCOUNTY | Iowa locale noted for its historic covered bridges and which appears in the title of this puzzle's featured movie |
| JUDE | 1996 period drama film based on a Thomas Hardy novel starring Kate Winslet and Christopher Eccleston |
| OFCASTERBRIDGE | Michael Henchard's position in a Thomas Hardy novel (5,2,12) |
| MAYOR | Michael Henchard's position in a Thomas Hardy novel (5,2,12) |
| DIE | Word that appears in the titles of three Bond films (or four, if you count one ending in "s") |
| CALM | It is unruflled and appears in a vertical manner (4) |
| WARRENBEATTY | Actor who directed, wrote, and appears in "Rules Don't Apply": 2 wds. |
