| BOULLE | Pierre who wrote "The Planet of the Apes" and "The Bridge Over the River Kwai" |
| ANDYSERKIS | English actor whose films include Black Panther, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes and the Lord Of The Rings series (4,6) |
| GORILLA | "Wild savage hairy person/woman" according to Hanno the Carthaginian, but to us, the largest of the great apes and the largest living primate (7) |
| AESOP | "The Ape and the Dolphin" fabulist |
| HOOD | Thomas ___, English poet whose works include 'The Song of the Shirt' (1843) and 'The Bridge of Sighs' (1844) (4) |
| ETTY | William -; artist who painted Hesperus and The Bridge of Sighs (4) |
| HOLST | Gustav -; composer who wrote The Planets orchestral suite (5) |
| LOTI | Pierre who wrote "PAAªcheur d'Islande" |
| DESMONDMORRIS | Who wrote The Naked Ape and The Human Zoo? (7,6) |
| IOWA | State where "Field of Dreams" and "The Bridges of Madison County" are set |
| MICHENER | James A ___, author of novel Chesapeake and The Bridges at Toko-Ri (8) |
| JEUNET | Jean-Pierre, who helmed Amelie (6) |
| CHARLTONHESTON | Hollywood actor who starred in many films including "Ben-Hur" and "Planet of the Apes", and who also visited Deia, Mallorca in the 1960s (8,6) |
| ESTAING | In which picturesque French village in the north of Aveyron is the bridge over the river Lot which forms part of a world heritage site? (7) |
| TOWERBRIDGE | Possibly one of the most recognised bridges in the world, which bridge over the River Thames was designed by the City of London architect, Horace Jones, and John Wolfe Barry? (5,6) |
| STUDIOREMAKES | "Planet of the Apes" and "Ocean's Eleven," e.g. |
| KWAI | "The Bridge over the River __" |
| ARNOLD | Sir Malcolm -, composer (Bridge over the River Kwai) |
| RIALTO | Island in Venice, Italy that is linked with San Marco Island by the ... Bridge over the Grand Canal (6) |
| RIVERKWAI | The Bridge Over the - ___ ___: Best Picture Oscar for 1957 (5,4) |
