| DAPHNE | Author of Jamaica Inn, Rebecca and The Birds. (6,2,7) |
| DUMAURIER | Author of Jamaica Inn, Rebecca and The Birds. (6,2,7) |
| DAPHNEDUMAURIER | Author of Jamaica Inn (6,2,7) |
| REBECCA | Novel by Daphne du Maurier, author of Jamaica Inn, Frenchman's Creek and My Cousin Rachel (7) |
| PATCH | Tense chapter after close of Jamaica Inn describes plot (5) |
| HITCH | Type of knot; a movie with Will Smith; or, the nickname of the director whose films include of Strangers on a Train, Rear Window and The Birds (5) |
| ESAU | In the Old Testament, the son of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Joseph (4) |
| LEK | Small area of ground used for courtship displays by birds such as the black grouse and the bird of p |
| ARISTOPHANES | Ancient Greek writer of The Frogs and The Birds |
| WRENS | We point to the British navy and the birds who join it (5) |
| RODTAYLOR | Australian actor whose films include The Time Machine and The Birds (3,6) |
| MAURIER | Daphne du _, author of the novels Jamaica Inn (1936) |
| EAVESDROP | Listen in shed: 'The Lady Vanishes', 'Rope' and 'The Birds' on a loop (9) |
| JACOB | Younger son of Rebecca and Isaac in the Old Testament (5) |
| TITMICE | Tiny boy grabs model, diamonds and the birds (7) |
| WORM | Both sides working like a charm and the birds love it (4) |
| HEDREN | Actress who starred in "Marnie" and "The Birds" |
| HITCHCOCK | Alfred who directed "Psycho" and "The Birds" |
| ECO | ___-horror (genre for King Kong and The Birds) |
| MAUREENOHARA | Dublin-born actress and singer whose films include Jamaica Inn and The Quiet Man (7,5) |
