| BRITISHEMPIRE | Land of the rose |
| UNITEDKINGDOM | Land of the rose |
| WATERHOUSE | Artist noted for paintings inspired by literature, mythology and Arthurian legend such as The Lady of Shalott, Ophelia, The Soul of the Rose, Windflowers and The Crystal Ball (10) |
| TURTURRO | John _, actor who co-wrote the screenplay for, and starred in, the 2019 miniseries The Name Of The Rose (8) |
| EVERETT | Actor in the historical drama based on the novel The Name of the Rose, Rupert ------- (7) |
| ECO | Umberto, author of the 1980 novel The Name of the Rose (3) |
| ADSO | The narrator of Eco's The Name of the Rose (4) |
| UMBERTO | _ Eco, author of the 1980 historical novel The Name of the Rose (7) |
| UMBERTOECO | Writer of the 1980 novel, The Name of the Rose (7,3) |
| APPLES | Pomaceous fruits of the rose family associated with the Isle of Avalon (6) |
| THORN | Sharp spine or prickle of the rose or the may tree; or, the Old English and Old Norse letter (5) |
| CHRISTIANSLATER | Actor whose films include The Name of the Rose, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Heathers |
| JEANGENET | Author of The Thief's Journal and Miracle of the Rose (4,5) |
| NAME | Sean Connery drama, The...of the Rose (4) |
| HIP | The fruit of the rose (3) |
| AMERICANBEAUTY | Alternative title for "The Name of the Rose"? |
| ABBOTS | Characters in 'The Name of the Rose' |
| SPIREA | The meadow-sweet genus of the rose family (6) |
| CRABAPPLE | Small tree of the rose family such as the European ? bearing sour fruit |
| DARCY | Who was DA¡ithA-A- O Se's immediate predecessor as host of The Rose of Tralee? (5) |