| RUR | Robot drama by Karel Capek |
| ROBOT | Invention that was first mentioned in the sci-fi novel R.U.R by Karel Capek from which the name was derived |
| ROBOTS | From the Czech word for "forced labour", What first appeared in a 1920 play written by Karel Capek? (6) |
| SCIFI | Karel Capek genre |
| CZECH | Nationality of the early 20th century sci-fi writer Karel Capek (5) |
| CAPEK | "Robot" coiner Karel |
| INSECTPLAY | The ?, 1922 Karel and Josef Capek stage work produced in the US as The World We Live In (6,4) |
| APPEL | Karel ?, painter whose works include 1949's Questioning Children |
| ISADORA | 1968 Karel Reisz film starring Vanessa Redgrave (7) |
| NIL | - By Mouth, gritty 1997 drama by Gary Oldman (3) |
| KAREL | "The Insect Play" co-author Capek |
| NEWTS | Capek classic, War with the ___ |
| HACEK | The mark on the C in Capek |
| SWEETDREAMS | Karel Reisz film starring Jessica Lange as Patsy Cline (5,6) |
| ALBERTFINNEY | Actor who starred in Karel Reisz's film version of Alan Sillitoe's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning |
| TRAXLER | Karel , Czech chess master and composer of chess problems (7) |
| HOME | 1966 drama by Ken Loach, written by Jeremy Sandford (5,4,4) |
| COME | 1966 drama by Ken Loach, written by Jeremy Sandford (5,4,4) |
| CATHY | 1966 drama by Ken Loach, written by Jeremy Sandford (5,4,4) |
| ASUITABLE | And 20 New BBC drama by Andrew Davies, based on a novel by Vikram Seth (1,8,3) |
