| ERNESTBORGNINE | Star of The Poseidon Adventure and The Wild Bunch (6,8) |
| ERNEST | Star of The Poseidon Adventure, ... Borgnine |
| NEAME | Ronald, director of the films The Poseidon Adventure and The Odessa File (5) |
| DISASTERS | Events in The Poseidon Adventure and Earthquake |
| SHELLEYWINTERS | Oscar-winning actress who costarred in the 1972 disaster film The Poseidon Adventure: 2 wds. |
| STELLA | Actress Stevens of "The Poseidon Adventure" |
| GALLICO | Paul, author of The Poseidon Adventure (7) |
| TREASUREISLAND | Tale of adventure and natural desires at sea |
| RED | Buttons of "The Poseidon Adventure" |
| GENE | Hackman of "The Poseidon Adventure" |
| RONALDNEAME | Director of the films The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie and The Poseidon Adventure (6,5) |
| PAULGALLICO | American author of The Snow Goose and The Poseidon Adventure |
| SNOWGOOSE | The - -; novella by Paul Gallico, author of books including Thomasina and The Poseidon Adventure (4,5) |
| PAN | Utensil in which to heat milk or cook sauce; loaf of bread baked in a tin; dish used by a gold prospector; or, the Greek god of shepherds, flocks, woods and the wild (3) |
| ROCKTHEBOAT | Song from "The Poseidon Adventure: The Musical"? |
| DIANA | The Roman goddess of hunting and the wild (5) |
| 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) |
| SS | _._. Poseidon, cruise ship in famous-New-Year's-Eve-scene movie "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972) |
| THEBONNIEBANKSOLOCHLOMOND | Song which has the line 'The wee birdies sing and the wild flowers spring' (3,6,5,1,4,6) |
| GHS | Reverend Scott's portrayer in "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972) ...his initials-sharers |