| DRESSMAKER | The ?, 1973 novel by Beryl Bainbridge |
| IRISHWITCH | The ?, 1973 novel by Dennis Wheatley (5,5) |
| UPSTART | The ?, 1973 novel by Piers Paul Read |
| SWEETWILLIAM | 1975 Beryl Bainbridge novel (5,7) |
| SEA | The ?, 1973 stage play by Edward Bond (3) |
| FOREVERENGLAND | 1986 BBC TV series (later a book) in which Beryl Bainbridge looked at the lives of families in a divided nation |
| EVERYMAN | - - for Himself ; Beryl Bainbridge novel about RMS Titanic's fated voyage (5,3) |
| ABLY | Beryl Bainbridge holds up well (4) |
| ONION | The ?, 1973 non-fiction book by Joseph Wambaugh filmed in 1979 (5,5) |
| STING | The ?, 1973 comedy-drama starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford |
| LASTDETAIL | The ?, 1973 comedy-drama starring Jack Nicholson and Otis Young |
| TRAINROBBERS | The ?, 1973 film western starring John Wayne and Ann-Margret (5,7) |
| MACKINTOSH | The ?, 1973 film thriller starring Paul Newman and Dominique Sanda (10,3) |
| STONEKILLER | The ?, 1973 action film starring Charles Bronson and Martin Balsam (5,6) |
| BAINBRIDGE | Beryl, author of the 1973 novel The Dressmaker (10) |
| RACHELPAPERS | 'The ---', 1973 novel by Martin Amis (6,6) |
| BLACKPRINCE | 'The ---', 1973 novel by Iris Murdoch (5,6) |
| RACHEL | 'The 1973 novel by Martin Amis (6) |
| PAPERS | 'The 1973 novel by Martin Amis (6) |
| ONIONFIELD | 'The ---', 1973 novel by Joseph Wambaugh (5,5) |
