| ZOMBIES | Undead stars of Day Of the Dead or 28 Days Later |
| PLANTS | Stars of Day of the Triffids (book) & Little Shop of Horrors. |
| OLIN | Co-star of Day-Lewis and Binoche in "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" |
| FORSYTH | Surname of the author of 'Day of the Jackal' (7) |
| DANTE | Dog in "Coco" who journeyed to the Land of the Dead ... or the Italian poet he's named for |
| PHYSIOLOGY | Masseur has record, before end of day, of the functions of living organisms (10) |
| LIMU | a Hawaiian god of the dead, or algae used in food |
| LEMUR | From Latin for "ghost", an ancient Roman spirit of the dead; or, a prosimian, named for its spectre-like face, eerie cry and nocturnal activity (5) |
| INACOMA | Like the protagonist at the start of "28 Days Later" |
| ECCLESTON | 28 Days Later actor who was the ninth Doctor Who, Christopher _ (9) |
| HARNETT | Actor Ricci of "28 Days Later" and "Vendetta" |
| CILLIAN | ___ Murphy, star of 28 Days Later (7) |
| BOYLE | Danny ___, director of post-apocalyptic horror movie 28 Days Later (5) |
| RAGEVIRUS | Maddening pathogen in the "28 Days Later" films |
| CCCVI | Number of days of the year in 2020, if we ignore April and November and put that number into Roman numerals |
| SEVEN | Number of days of the week |
| DANNYBOYLE | English director whose films include Shallow Grave. Slumdog Millionaire. The Beach and 28 Days Later (5,5) |
| HALFMAST | The position of a partly lowered flag in respect for the dead or in signal of distress (4,4) |
| AZTECS | Who are considered the originators of the Day of the Dead tradition? (6) |
| MURPHY | Cillian - - -, 28 Days Later actor |
