| ARACHNOPHOBIA | This abnormal fear of spiders is also the name of a 1990 film about a small Californian town being i |
| TOMORROW | TUNE IN ___..., SOAP ADVICE OR A 1990 FILM ABOUT A RADIO SOAP |
| PHOBIA | Fear of spiders is a common one |
| TARANTULA | Which large spider is also known as the bird-eating spider? (9) |
| BANTAMRETURNS | Film about a small chicken that won't stay away? |
| YETI | A being I follow yet it's never been seen (4) |
| UNFORTUNATE | French article for fish, those I gutted being I unlucky (11) |
| SANANDREAS | Small Californian town whose name is associated with earthquakes, a geological fault and the Grand T |
| INSPIRED | Popular sort of spider is exceptional (8) |
| THEBADNEWSBEARS | 1976 film about a Little League team |
| HAIRLOVE | 2019 short film about a little girl and her curls |
| MEMPHISBELLE | Nickname of a Boeing B17-F Flying Fortress bomber which was the subject of a 1990 film (7,5) |
| SANJOSE | Dionne Warwick asked the way to this Californian town with the same name as the capital of Costa Ric |
| HOMEALONE | 1990 film about the events when a boy is forgotten and left behind while his entire family goes on vacation (4,5) |
| ONAWIRE | Site of a 1990 film "Bird" |
| INNOCENT | TV remake of a 1990 film starring Harrison Ford (8,8) |
| PRESUMED | TV remake of a 1990 film starring Harrison Ford (8,8) |
| GHOST | A spectre or spirit; a person's soul; semblance; a faint trace, glimmer or vestige; or, a 1990 film featuring the song Unchained Melody (5) |
| VINCENTANDTHEO | 1990 film about a Dutch painter and his brother |
| HENRYANDJUNE | 1986 book, derived from material from the unpublished diaries of Anais Nin, on which a 1990 film was |
