| FAFF | Three film directors surround leading actor and make a fuss |
| ENCLOSE | Surround leading pair of entertainers with U.S. actress (7) |
| STORMINA | Arrive in a fury with a piece of pottery and make a fuss about nothing (5,2,1,6) |
| TEACUP | Arrive in a fury with a piece of pottery and make a fuss about nothing (5,2,1,6) |
| PROTEST | Being a nuisance about, go off and make a fuss (7) |
| RAISECAIN | When good and dry, get caught in the rain and make a fuss (5,4) |
| CREATE | Be the inventor and make a fuss (6) |
| RAISEHELL | Bring up awful place and make a fuss |
| LIVELIKEALORD | Enjoy The Good Life retrospective - it's wicked and characteristic of leading actor and lady's man! (4,4,1,4) |
| COSTARICA | Leading actor and I get into half the Coke in Central America (5,4) |
| NOBILITY | No ability to ignore leading actor and those around The Queen (8) |
| STARPLAYER | Past rarely upset leading actor and footballer (4,6) |
| DEATH | What word can precede Wish, Becomes Her and On The Nile to make three film titles? (5) |
| CREATES | Produces something original and makes a fuss (7) |
| ROUGHCUT | Second of three film-editing stages |
| ONETWO | "The Taking of Pelham ___ ___ Three"; film for Matthau |
| ACHRISTMASCAROL | Novella that introduced the three film characters |
| MAYER | Names of the three film studios which combined in 1924 to form MGM (5,7,5) |
| METRO | Names of the three film studios which combined in 1924 to form MGM (5,7,5) |
| GOLDWYN | Names of the three film studios which combined in 1924 to form MGM (5,7,5) |
