| EVANDER | Riddick took the title from him in 1992 |
| CORBETT | He took the title from Sullivan |
| SOCRATES | Plato took a lead from him in the coarsest possible way (8) |
| STROMBOLI | The Blue Fairy helped Pinocchio escape from him, in the Disney film |
| IBSEN | Brand new play from him in 1866? |
| SUPERSIZEME | This documentary debuted at Sundance in 2004; six weeks later, McDonald's began removing the extra-large food servings in the title from its menu |
| ELGAR | Composer who wrote Pomp and Circumstance, taking the title from Act 3 of Othello (5) |
| BATTLE | The __ of the Republic, song from which Steinbeck took the title to 8/14 (6,4) |
| HYMN | The __ of the Republic, song from which Steinbeck took the title to 8/14 (6,4) |
| TROPIC | Henry Miller took the title for his 1938 novel from this major circle of latitude, the ... of Capric |
| ONEAL | Shaquille ?, NBA player and actor who took the title role in films Steel and Kazaam |
| LORDRANDALL | Anglo-Scottish border ballad from which Dorothy L Sayers took the title for her novel Strong Poison |
| SUCCEEDED | Having won, took the title (9) |
| WON | Took the title |
| VINDIESEL | US actor born Mark Sinclair, whose films include The Fate Of The Furious, XXX, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Riddick, The Pacifier and The Last Witch Hunter (3,6) |
| VAN | The Fast and the Furious and The Chronicles of Riddick series star, _ Diesel (3) |
| TITLE | What Riddick Bowe won in 1992 |
| BOWE | Riddick, boxer who became WBA Heavyweight champion in 1992 (4) |
| VIN | Diesel who stars in the Riddick movies |
| JUDI | ___ Dench, 14A's co-star in The Chronicles Of Riddick (4) |
