| ADAIR | Red, fire-fighting specialist whose story was the basis for the 1968 film Hellfighters (5) |
| HEARST | William Randolph ---, US newspaper magnate whose life story was the inspiration for the lead character in the film Citizen Kane (6) |
| ANAESTHETIST | Medical specialist whose performance prevents pain during surgery (12) |
| REDADAIR | In the 1969 film Hellfighters, who is John Wayne's character based on? (3,5) |
| MOODY | Ron, Best Actor Oscar nominee for the 1968 film Oliver! (5) |
| ELIOT | Poet whose work was the basis for the musical "Cats" |
| ITINA | 1986 autobiography which was the basis for the 1993 movie "What's Love Got To Do With It" |
| ACACE | This car was the basis for the legendary Cobra (2,3) |
| BASIL | England batsman rejected by South Africa for the 1968-69 tour, ... D'Oliveira (5) |
| CORSA | Which Vauxhall model provided the basis for the Tigra? (5) |
| DELTA | This Lancia formed the basis for the HF Turbo (5) |
| ALPES | Mountain setting for the 1968 Jeux Olympiques d'hiver |
| HOUSE | You have fire-fighting equipment round where you live? (5) |
| HOSES | Fire-fighting needs |
| THOMASHARRIS | Suspense novelist whose book was the basis for the movie "The Silence of the Lambs": 2 wds. |
| ROALDDAHL | Writer of the screenplay for the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (5,4) |
| ALDISS | Brian ___, English science fiction writer whose short story Supertoys Last All Summer Long was the basis for the 2001 film A I Artificial Intelligence (6) |
| AYLWARD | Gladys, missionary in China whose story was told in the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (7) |
| ARTHUR | Co-author of the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, _ C. Clarke (6) |
| ARTHURC | Who co-wrote the screen-play for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey? (6,1,6) |
