| TRISTRAMSHANDY | Novel by Laurence Sterne (8,6) |
| TRISTRAM | ____ Shandy, novel by Laurence Sterne published in 1759 (8) |
| SHANDY | Tristram, central character in an 18c novel by Laurence Sterne (6) |
| PICCADILLY | 1870 novel by Laurence Oliphant subtitled A Fragment of Contemporary Biography (10) |
| NOLLEKENS | Sculptor who built his reputation on his portrait busts of famous sitters including George III, Laurence Sterne, Samuel Johnson and William Pitt (9) |
| HENRYV | History play by William Shakespeare adapted for film by Laurence Olivier in 1944 and Kenneth Branagh in 1989 |
| ANECONOMISTISTHE | Start of a take by Laurence J. Peter |
| OTHELLO | Shakespeare title character played by Laurence Fishburne in 1995 |
| HAMLET | Shakespeare character played by Laurence Olivier (1948) |
| MORPHEUS | Character played by Laurence Fishburne in The Matrix (8) |
| INSPITEOFTHE | Start of a quotation by Laurence J. Peter |
| ISITSAFE | Question asked by Laurence Olivier in "The Marathon Man" |
| NATIONALTHEATRE | Institution founded by Laurence Olivier |
| IKETURNER | Musician portrayed by Laurence Fishburne in the film What's Love Got to Do with It (3,6) |
| HEATHCLIFF | Emily Bronte character played in films by Laurence Olivier, Timothy Dalton and Ralph Fiennes |
| FORTHEFALLEN | Well-known war poem by Laurence Binyon written in 1914 (3,3,6) |
| THEBOWERYKING | Name of the underground crime lord played by Laurence Fishburne in the film mentioned in 17a: 3 wds. |
| SZELL | Dr. Christian --, character played by Laurence Olivier in the 1976 film 'Marathon Man' (5) |
| STOKESAY | Hamlet in Shropshire, home to a fortified manor house built in the 12805 by Laurence of Ludlow (8) |
| DEMOCRACYIS | Start of a quip by Laurence J. Peter: 2 wds. |
