| JACKLONDON | Author of the 1903 novel The Call of the Wild on which the 2020 movie is based: 2 wds. |
| LONDON | Author of the 1903 novel The Call Of The Wild, Jack _ (6) |
| NOVEMBER | Month in which the 2020 Masters was held (it's usually in April) |
| CHILDERS | Erskine. author of the 1903 novel The Riddle Of The Sands (8) |
| LATOSCA | Play of 1887 by Victorien Sardou upon which Puccini's almostexactly-the-samenamed opera of 1900 is based: 2 wds. |
| BUCK | Canine character in Jack London's 1903 novel The Call of the Wild (4) |
| IANMCEWAN | British author of the novel upon which 17-Across is based: 2 wds. |
| CARAGEE | Calgary-born actress of 2020 movie "The Call of the Wild" which is set in the Yukon: 2 wds. |
| JUSTICELEAGUE | DC Comics superhero team on which the 2017 film of the same name was based: 2 wds. |
| THEAVENGERS | Team of superheroes created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for Marvel Comics on which the highest-grossing film of 2018 was based: 2 wds. |
| FERDIASHAW | Young actor who plays the title character in the 2020 movie Artemis Fowl: 2 wds. |
| ERSKINE | Author of 1903 novel The Riddle of the Sands (7,8) |
| SAMUELBUTLER | Author of the semiautobiographical 1903 novel The Way of All Flesh (6,6) |
| GULLYBOY | 2020 movie which won 13 Filmfare awards, the most in history (as of 2021); it is based on the life of a Mumbai rapper (5,3) |
| APE | Type of animal Ivan is in the 2020 movie The One and Only Ivan |
| CALLOFTHEWILD | The protagonist of the 1903 The ____ is Buck, a dog weighing 140 pounds |
| CALLOF | & 21A The -, 1903 novel by Jack London (4,2,3,4) |
| EVA | Actress Noblezada of the 2020 movie Yellow Rose and the Broadway musical Hadestown |
| TSELIOT | Poet on whose work the musical "Cats" was based (2 wds.) |
| EDISON | Thomas portrayed in the 2020 movie "Tesla" |
