| INCOLDBLOOD | The film Capote details author Truman Capote's life during the writing of this 'non-fiction novel' ( |
| THINONTOP | Two sons excluded free of this non-stop balding (4,2,3) |
| TRU | Play based on Capote's life story |
| ADANIA | "Minor Detail" author Shibli |
| MONTCALM | The French commander who lost his life during the defence of Quebec in September 1759 (8) |
| CYCAD | What palm-like plant was the dominant plant life during the Jurassic period? (5) |
| IMMORTAL | The _ Life of Henrietta Lacks, 2010 non-fiction novel by Rebecca Skloot (8) |
| LACKS | The Immortal Life of Henrietta ___ (2010 non-fiction novel) |
| CHANG | Author of the 1991 non-fiction novel Wild Swans, Jung _ (5) |
| SCHINDLERSARK | Historical non-fiction novel by Australian author Thomas Keneally that won the Booker Prize in 1982 (10,3) |
| BREAKFAST | The titular meal eaten at the jewelry store Tiffany's in Truman Capote's novella (9) |
| SAMUELPEPYS | Daily commentator about London life during the 1660s |
| OLAF | Snowman brought to life during the "Frozen" song "Let It Go" |
| ADELE | Singer who called Beyonce "the artist of my life" during her own 2017 Grammys acceptance speech |
| TIN | Metal "Sn", mentioned in the writings of Alfred the Great; or, a rectangular loaf of bread baked in a container of the same name (3) |
| THEATRE | An originally open-air type of building with a stage designed for drama; or, the writing of plays (7) |
| HOLLY | First name of protagmist in Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's (5) |
| HARPERLEE | To whom Capote dedicated his "non-fiction novel" |
| CBGB | "This ain't no Mudd Club or ___ / I ain't got time for that now": Talking Heads, "Life During Wartime" |
| PLAN | "___ To Straighten Out Entire Life During Weeklong Vacation Yields Mixed Results" (The Onion headline) |
