| SIGOURNEYWEAVER | Star of Gorillas in the Mist (9,6) |
| FOSSEY | Dian ----, author of Gorillas in the Mist (6) |
| DIANFOSSEY | Author of Gorillas in the Mist |
| MEDIANFOSSEY | Author of "Gorillas in the Center of the Highway"? |
| DIAN | And 30 20th Century American primatologist famous for her studies of gorilla groups, documented in her 1983 book Gorillas In The Mist (4,6) |
| SIGOURNEY | "Alien" and "Gorillas in the Mist" actress Weaver who was the other of two artists honored with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 81st Annual Venice Film Festival last week |
| APTED | Michael, director of the film Gorillas in the Mist (5) |
| CUTHBERTSON | Iain - , who played Louis Leakey in the film 'Gorillas in the Mist' (11) |
| WEAVER | Sigourney ?, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Gorillas in the Mist (6) |
| RWANDA | "Gorillas in the Mist" setting |
| APE | "Gorillas in the Mist" extra |
| AFRICA | "Gorillas in the Mist" setting |
| BAND | A stripe such as the heraldic bar-sinister; a lace or linen cavalier collar; a range of frequencies or wavelengths in a spectrum; a rock group; or, a gang of gorillas, men, outlaws or thieves (4) |
| APOSTLE | Missionary position lost in the clutches of gorilla (7) |
| TROOP | A group of gorillas or kangaroos |
| GREATAPES | Express rage over recordings of gorillas, for instance (5,4) |
| KONG | King of gorillas |
| ILLATEASE | In the grip of gorilla, teased for being awkward (3,2,4) |
| GAPE | Stare in amazement at head of gorilla - large primate... (4) |
| GREATAPE | Expressing rage by recording of gorilla, say (5,3) |
