| WEIGHTY | Heavy water, a novel number of days later |
| NOVEMBER | Novel number not central at end of year (8) |
| COE | Jonathan ?, author of novels Number 11 and Expo 58 |
| PAGINATION | Novel numbers |
| PENGUIN | In 2012, a bird of this type escaped Tokyo's Sea Life Park; he was found 82 days later, living happily on a nearby riverbank |
| ZOMBIES | Undead stars of Day Of the Dead or 28 Days Later |
| PEEL | Respond to sunburn, a couple days later |
| INACOMA | Like the protagonist at the start of "28 Days Later" |
| HARNETT | Actor Ricci of "28 Days Later" and "Vendetta" |
| DEUTERIUM | Stable isotope of hydrogen that is the chief component of heavy water (9) |
| JAMESGARFIELD | 20th President of the United States, shot by Stalwart activist Charles J. Guiteau on July 2, 1881, and dying 79 days later (5,8) |
| CONNORMCDAVID | Oilers center who in April 2024 became the fourth player with a 100-assist season (Nikita Kucherov was fifth, two days later): 2 wds. |
| POST | One of 129 in a classic thread of bodybuilders arguing about the number of days in a week |
| LEDASTRAY | Deceived, put right days later |
| BOYLE | "28 Days Later" director Danny |
| MURPHY | Cillian - - -, 28 Days Later actor |
| REDCARD | Dismiss from racecourse, days later |
| RAGE | "28 Days Later" (2002) virus |
| INA | ___ _ few days (Later this week) |
| ECCLESTON | 28 Days Later actor who was the ninth Doctor Who, Christopher _ (9) |
