| ATONEMENT | A novel by Ian Mcewan (2001), adapted as a film (2007) (9) |
| AMSTERDAM | The capital of the Netherlands; title of a novel by Ian McEwan; or, with "Old", a brand of mature Gouda (9) |
| CHRISTINE | 1983 Stephen King horror novel adapted as a film by John Carpenter the same year (9) |
| CHESIL | Old word for shingle from which a Dorset beach depicted in a novel by Ian McEwan derives its name (6) |
| THECHILDINTIME | A novel by Ian McEwan first published in 1987 |
| INBETWEEN | and 17 1978 short story collection by Ian McEwan (2,7,3,6) |
| FIRSTLOVE | 1975 volume of short stories by Ian McEwan (5,4,4,5) |
| AMYTAN | Writer whose first novel was adapted as a film by Wayne Wang |
| THESEA | Booker Prize-winning novel by Irish author John Banville (2005) adapted as a film with Ciaran Hinds and Charlotte Rampling in 2013 (3,3) |
| THEMARTIAN | 2011 debut novel of US author Andy Weir, adapted as a film by Ridley Scott in 2015 (3,7) |
| THERAINMAKER | 1995 John Grisham novel adapted as a film with Matt Damon and Danny DeVito in 1998 (3,9) |
| THEYRUN | 1944 stage farce by Philip King adapted as a film in 1955 (3,3,4,3) |
| SEEHOW | 1944 stage farce by Philip King adapted as a film in 1955 (3,3,4,3) |
| BEAUTYANDTHEBEAST | French fairy story, adapted as a film by Jean Cocteau (6,3,3,5) |
| OUTOFAFRICA | 1937 memoir by Danish author Karen Blixen adapted as a film in 1985 (3,2,6) |
| NUTSHELL | Covering of an acorn or culinary seed such as a pistachio; novel by Ian McEwan; or, any of a series of short books summarising areas of law (8) |
| ONCHESILBEACH | 2007 short novel by Ian McEwan (2,6,5) |
| BEACH | 2007 novel by Ian McEwan (2,6,5) |
| ONCHESIL | 2007 novel by Ian McEwan (2,6,5) |
| WORLDS | The War of the -; H. G. Wells novel adapted as a radio episode by Orson Welles and a film by Steven Spielberg (6) |
