| BICYCLE | 'The -- Thieves', film by Vittoria de Sica (7) |
| RODRIGO | 1707 opera by George Frideric Handel also called Vincer se stesso e la maggior vittoria (to overcome oneself is the greater victory) (7) |
| HOOD | _ _: Prince of Thieves, film starring 15 Across, 3 Down, 5 Down, 9 Down & 23 Down (5,4) |
| ROBIN | _ _: Prince of Thieves, film starring 15 Across, 3 Down, 5 Down, 9 Down & 23 Down (5,4) |
| STEVENSON | Author of some 50 novels including Miss Buncle's Book, The English Air, Vittoria Cottage and Amberwell whose father's cousin wrote Treasure Island (9) |
| TREASON | The first of the thieves has the motive for serious crime (7) |
| PIRATES | Talks of having one infiltrate the thieves (7) |
| BICYCLETHIEVES | Vittorio de Sica film (7,7) |
| ROME | Setting for the Vittorio De Sica film "Umberto D." |
| VITTORIO | Film director De Sica |
| ENVY | 50% of moral indignation, per Vittorio De Sica |
| OPENSESAME | Magical words used by Ali Baba in The Arabian Nights to open the door of the thieves' den (4,6) |
| SESAME | Open ___ , magic phrase used to open the thieves' den in the folk tale Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves (6) |
| RECEIVER | Does he greet the guests at the thieves' party? (8) |
| BADLANDS | *The Lakota called it "Mako Sica" |
| HOTPLATES | The thieves steal them for the getaway car and, of course, they're responsible for added heat (3,6) |
| FORTY | Enough winks for the thieves (5) |
| BABA | "Ali ___ and the Thieves" |
| HIE | Some of the thieves have to hurry (3) |
| GETEM | "Don't let the thieves escape!" |
