| PCU | Campus flick with David Spade as a young Republican |
| ELEPHANTSGERALD | Mr. Ford's nickname as a young Republican? |
| MALTESEFALCON | The ..., a 1930 detective novel by Dashiell Hammett with Sam Spade as the main character (7,6) |
| INFANTRY | Puts up a fight for young republican at end of July (8) |
| LABYRINTH | Movie with David Bowie as the Goblin King (9) |
| SET | The TV ---, 2006 movie with David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver (3) |
| SAWS | Recognised spades as bladed items (4) |
| THEBEESKNEES | Leader of excavation in ancient city, keen to break out spades as just what's needed (3,4,5) |
| YEAR | Comedy with David Spade and Joey Bragg, Father of the ___ (4) |
| MISSY | The Wrong_, romantic black comedy with David Spade (5) |
| SELMA | 2014 film with David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr. |
| BLOWUP | 1966 film with David Hemmings directed by Antonioni (4-2) |
| CHURCHLADY | With "The": classic 12-Across character 12-Across revived, along with David Spade playing Hunter Biden |
| RULES | David Spade was a womaniser in ___ of Engagement |
| ENGAGEMENT | David Spade's comedy with Patrick Warburton, Rules of ... (10) |
| ICEAGE | Kiddie flick with a 2006 sequel |
| OATER | Flick with a duel, maybe |
| COMING | 1988 Eddie Murphy flick with a new sequel on Prime (6,2,7) |
| TOAMERICA | 1988 Eddie Murphy flick with a new sequel on Prime (6,2,7) |
| FILLIP | Flick with a fingernail to incite action (6) |
