| REMICK | Lee ---, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Days of Wine and Roses (6) |
| ONIONS | Matelote is a dish of fish in a sauce of wine and what? (6) |
| TITLE | Days of wine and roses, they weren't, as Dickens would warrant! (4,5) |
| HORS | Days of wine and roses, they weren't, as Dickens would warrant! (4,5) |
| LEEREMICK | Jack Lemmon's "Days of Wine and Roses" (1962) costar |
| FLOURY | Like milled wheat and roses say (6) |
| METAXA | Brand of Greek amber spirit, a blend of wines and botanicals (6) |
| MURDER | Take out local to knock back type of wine and spirit (6) |
| ALSACE | French region of wine, and mostly very good (6) |
| BUTLER | Head servant in charge of wines and the dining area (6) |
| STRASBERG | Lee, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Godfather: Part II (9) |
| SARAHJMAAS | Best-selling author of the "Court of Thorns and Roses" and "Throne of Glass" "romantasy" series: 3 wds. |
| ROSES | 'Days of Wine and --', 1962 film directed by Blake Edwards (5) |
| WINE | Days of ___ and Roses 1962 drama film starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick |
| ROMANTASY | Portmanteau literary genre for "A Court of Thorns and Roses" |
| FAE | Immortal being in "A Court of Thorns and Roses" |
| DAVID | Cookery writer whose books including An Omelette and a Glass of Wine and A Taste of the Sun popularised Mediterranean food in Britain (5) |
| DIONYSUS | In Greco-Roman religion, he is a nature god of fruitfulness and vegetation, especially known as a god of wine and ecstasy. He is also called Bacchus. What is his name? |
| BACCHUS | In ancient Greece and Rome, a god of wine and giver of ecstasy, identified with Dionysus |
| DITHYRAMB | A hymn of ancient Greece sung in honour of the god of wine and fertility (9) |
