| TRISTRAM | ____ Shandy, novel by Laurence Sterne published in 1759 (8) |
| CANDIDE | A satire by the French philosopher Voltaire, first published in 1759 (7) |
| TRISTRAMSHANDY | Novel by Laurence Sterne (8,6) |
| SHANDY | Tristram, central character in an 18c novel by Laurence Sterne (6) |
| MONTCALM | Louis-Joseph de ___, French general killed by British forces under James Wolfe in Quebec in 1759 (8) |
| GUINNESS | Founder in 1759 of a brewery specialising in Irish dry stout; or, an actor who starred in The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia (8) |
| WEDGWOOD | Fine china and porcelain manufacturer, founded in Staffordshire in 1759 (8) |
| STOKESAY | Hamlet in Shropshire, home to a fortified manor house built in the 12805 by Laurence of Ludlow (8) |
| MORPHEUS | Character played by Laurence Fishburne in The Matrix (8) |
| YORICK | Pseudonym adopted by Laurence Sterne when writing his Sentimental Journey (6) |
| LAURENCE | ___ Sterne, author of Tristram Shandy, who lived at Coxwold in Yorkshire (8) |
| ISITSAFE | Question asked by Laurence Olivier in "The Marathon Man" |
| PICCADILLY | 1870 novel by Laurence Oliphant subtitled A Fragment of Contemporary Biography (10) |
| NOLLEKENS | Sculptor who built his reputation on his portrait busts of famous sitters including George III, Laurence Sterne, Samuel Johnson and William Pitt (9) |
| HENRYV | History play by William Shakespeare adapted for film by Laurence Olivier in 1944 and Kenneth Branagh in 1989 |
| ALLOWAY | Village of southern Scotland in which Robert Burns was born in 1759, and in which his poem ' Tam o' Shanter' is set (7) |
| THEBEE | Literary magazine started by Oliver Goldsmith in 1759, subtitled Literary Intelligencer |
| THEBOWERYKING | Name of the underground crime lord played by Laurence Fishburne in the film mentioned in 17a: 3 wds. |
| OTHELLO | Shakespeare title character played by Laurence Fishburne in 1995 |
| HEATHCLIFF | Emily Bronte character played in films by Laurence Olivier, Timothy Dalton and Ralph Fiennes |
