| SESAME | Open ___ , magic phrase used to open the thieves' den in the folk tale Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves (6) |
| OPENSESAME | Magical words used by Ali Baba in The Arabian Nights to open the door of the thieves' den (4,6) |
| FORTYTHIEVES | Arabic folk tale, 'Ali Baba and the -' (5,7) |
| PAW | Where the lion had a thorn, in the folk tale Androcles and the Lion |
| KEY | Unlocking device that's used to open the door of the Woolpack Inn in the Dales, for example (3) |
| FORTY | Fairy tale, Ali Baba And The ... Thieves |
| BABA | Folk tale, Ali ... and the Forty Thieves |
| CRIMEREPORTER | Has a job on the paper writing about Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and describing Murder in the Cathedral (5,8) |
| TAILOR | Baba Mustafa, in "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" |
| ALIBABAANDTHEFORTYTHIEVES | Folk tale in which the hero uses the magic phrase 'open sesame' (3,4,3,3,5,7) |
| HIDEA | "There is no den in the wide world to _ _ _ _ _ rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made of glass." -R.W. Emerson |
| SHEARING | What springtime brings on in the folk song though in real life it's done much earlier, so that some sheep have to wear little jackets to keep out the cold! |
| ARABIANS | Nags Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (8) |
| ARABIANNIGHTS | Collection of stories that includes "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" |
| GOTHAM | Village in Nottinghamshire associated with the folk tale of a group of "wise men"; or, the city where Batman lives (6) |
| THIEF | "Ali Baba and the Forty ___," sing. |
| ALIBABA | He opened the forty thieves' den by saying "Open sesame": 2 wds. |
| SHOEMAKER | The Elves And The - - -, folk tale (9) |
| THYME | Which herb, along with parsley, sage and rosemary. features in the folk tune Scarborough Fair (1966) |
| HOTPLATES | The thieves steal them for the getaway car and, of course, they're responsible for added heat (3,6) |
