| RICHARDIII | Titular king of "The Lost King" |
| HAWKINS | Sally ___, star of films Paddington and The Lost King (7) |
| ALEXANDER | 2004 epic historical drama film starring Colin Farrell as the titular king of Macedon (9) |
| RENE | Titular king of Naples (1409-80) |
| LEICESTER | English city in which 12-Across's remains are found in "The Lost King" |
| LEAR | Shakespeare's titular king |
| EXPLODE | Go off in search having lost king for days (7) |
| STAR | Desolate, having lost king lead (4) |
| ELSTREE | The studios in which The Dam Busters and Raiders Of The Lost Ark were made (the name came from one English town, though most of the film studios are located in the neighbouring one) |
| ARK | Raiders of the Lost ___ 1981 adventure film which was one of the highest grossing movies of the 1980s |
| RAIDERS | ___ Of The Lost Ark, the first film of the Indiana Jones series (7) |
| HARRISONFORD | Raiders of the Lost Ark actor who plays John Thornton in The Call of the Wild: 2 wds. |
| INDIANA | Forename of the chief protagonist in the film 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981) |
| INDY | Nickname for the hero of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" |
| IDOL | Item swiped by Indiana Jones at the start of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" |
| DIRE | Item swiped by Indiana Jones at the start of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" |
| WILLFERRELL | US actor whose films include Step Brothers, The Other Guys, Elf, Daddy's Home, Land Of The Lost and The Campaign (4,7) |
| LAURENS | Mr. van der Post, author of The Lost World of the Kalahri (7) |
| COVENANT | Ark of the _, religious artefact sought by Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark (8) |
| TOOTLES | '[N]ot the least brave but the most unfortunate' of the Lost Boys in J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan (1911) (7) |
