| NEAME | Ronald -, director of films The Poseidon Adventure and The Odessa File (5) |
| ERNESTBORGNINE | Star of The Poseidon Adventure and The Wild Bunch (6,8) |
| FORSYTH | Novelist whose books, including The Day of the Jackal, The Fourth Protocol and The Odessa File, have been adapted into films (7) |
| FREDERICKFORSYTH | Author whose novels include The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File |
| DISASTERS | Events in The Poseidon Adventure and Earthquake |
| IRWIN | "The Poseidon Adventure" producer Allen |
| RONALDNEAME | Director of the films The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie and The Poseidon Adventure (6,5) |
| SHELLEYWINTERS | Oscar-winning actress who costarred in the 1972 disaster film The Poseidon Adventure: 2 wds. |
| STELLA | Actress who played Linda Rogo in 1972 action film The Poseidon Adventure (6,7) |
| STEVENS | Actress who played Linda Rogo in 1972 action film The Poseidon Adventure (6,7) |
| FREDERICK | British author whose novels include The Odessa File, _ Forsyth (9) |
| SNOWGOOSE | The - -; novella by Paul Gallico, author of books including Thomasina and The Poseidon Adventure (4,5) |
| PAULGALLICO | American author of The Snow Goose and The Poseidon Adventure |
| ROMANCE | A group of languages descended from Latin, including Catalan, Italian and Provencal; or, a medieval tale of adventure and heroism written in one of these vernaculars (7) |
| GALLICO | Who (Paul ___) wrote the novel The Poseidon Adventure? (7) |
| SS | _._. Poseidon, cruise ship in famous-New-Year's-Eve-scene movie "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972) |
| NORDMANN | ___ fir, conifer named after a former director of the Odessa Botanical Garden (8) |
| BENFOGLE | Presenter of adventure and countryside programmes (3,5) |
| RED | Buttons of "The Poseidon Adventure" |
| ROCKTHEBOAT | Song from "The Poseidon Adventure: The Musical"? |
