| SARGASSO | Wide ____ Sea, 1966 novel by Jean Rhys that is a prequel of Jane Eyre (8) |
| SEA | "Wide Sargasso ___" (Jean Rhys novel that is a prequel to "Jane Eyre") |
| GOTHAM | TV series that is a prequel to Batman (6) |
| JEANRHYS | British novelist whose Wide Sargasso Sea (1966) was a prequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre (1847) (4,4) |
| WIDESARGASSOSEA | 1966 novel by Jean Rhys featuring characters from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre (1847) |
| JERRYCAN | Start of Jane Eyre, oddly, with lines about new repository of refined output (8) |
| MONSTERS | Godzilla: King of the ___ 2019 movie which is a prequel to Godzilla vs. Kong |
| CAVEBEAR | Novel by Jean M. Auel, set in prehistoric times, Clan of the ___ ___ (4,4) |
| FONTAINE | Joan of "Jane Eyre" |
| COMELORD | The last words of Jane Eyre (4,4,5) |
| SARGASSOSEA | North Atlantic body of water, as in the title of author Jean Rhys' 1966 novel Wide ___ ___ |
| WICKED | Stage musical that premiered in 2003 and is a prequel to the film The Wizard of Oz (6) |
| GAMEOFTHRONES | Series that new fantasy series "House of the Dragon" is a prequel to (3) |
| GUNMAN | A 2015 Sean Penn film based on a novel by Jean Patrick Manchette, The _ (6) |
| GREASE | Musical for which TV series Rise Of The Pink Ladies is a prequel (6) |
| DADDYLONGLEGS | 1955 Fred Astaire film taken from a novel by Jean Webster (5,4,4) |
| MIXEDISH | Spin-off prequel of 15-Across narrated by Tracee Ellis Ross about her character's childhood: Hyph. |
| PSYCHO | Hitchcock movie of which Bates Motel is a prequel (6) |
| SKULLISLAND | Kong: ___ 2017 movie which is a prequel to Godzilla vs. Kong: 2 wds. |
| ENDEAVOUR | TV detective drama with Shaun Evans which is a ~ , prequel to Inspector " . Morse (9) |
