| JAMES | With 33 Across, 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' author |
| CAIN | "The Postman Always Rings Twice" author |
| JAMESM | The Postman Always Rings Twice author Cain |
| CORA | The wife in The Postman Always Rings Twice |
| MCAIN | Author of The Postman Always Rings Twice (5,1,4) |
| OSSESSIONE | Visconti film based on the novel The Postman Always Rings Twice (10) |
| LANA | Turner of 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' (1946) |
| AMES | Actor Leon of "The Postman Always Rings Twice" |
| LANATURNER | Hollywood femme fatale in movies such as The Postman Always Rings Twice |
| LANAS | John's co-star in "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and namesakes |
| EDNA | "You Only Die Twice" author Buchanan |
| POSTMAN | "The ___ Always Rings Twice" (1981) |
| TWICE | 1981 thriller, The Postman Always Rings ----- (5) |
| OSCAR | With 33-Across, "The Office" actor; or, with 14-Across, the role he played on "The Office" |
| THEPOSTMAN | - - Always Rings Twice; 1934 crime novel by James M. Cain (3,7) |
| HARRY | With 33-Across: the other half of the rivalry, who's just returned with a new album called "Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally" |
| POSTMEN | Some mail carriers (who allegedly always ring twice) |
| LINDSAY | With 33-Across: "The Parent Trap" actress who announced on Tuesday that she and boyfriend 1-Across are pregnant with their first child |
| DOMINIC | With 33-Across: "The Holdovers" actor slated to play 14-Across in the film |
| EMILY | With 33-Across The Girl on the Train actress who stars in A Quiet Place Part II |
