| KARLA | Soviet intelligence officer in John le Carre's 1974 novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy |
| LECARRE | John _, author of the novel, Tinker, Tailor Soldier Spy (2,5) |
| VERAATKINS | Romanian-born British intelligence officer in the Special Operations Executive (1941-45) (4,6) |
| AMMIRAL | Absurd alarm about Military Intelligence officer in the past |
| EVE | Sandra Oh played an intelligence officer in this (Killing ---) |
| SMILEY | George ___, intelligence officer with "The Circus" in John le Carre's novels |
| ESPIONAGE | Main theme in John le Carre's novels (9) |
| TESSA | Wife in John le Carre's "The Constant Gardener" |
| PETER | George Smiley's right- hand-man in John le Carre's espionage novels (57) |
| GUILLAM | George Smiley's right- hand-man in John le Carre's espionage novels (57) |
| THECOLD | John le Carre's spy classic, Richard Burton and Claire Bloom starred in the film version, The Spy Who Came In From ... (3,4) |
| INFROM | John Le Carre's work, often referred to as the best spy novel of all time, The Spy Who Came ... The |
| TINKER | John le Carre's classic, ..., Tailor, Soldier, Spy |
| LEAMAS | Alec ......, hero of John le Carre's The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (6) |
| THESPY | The novel that made John le Carre's name (3,3,3,4,2,4,3,4) |
| SPY | John le Carre's "The ___ Who Came in From the Cold" |
| CANTERBURY | Pseudonym, "like the city", chosen by John le Carre's Perfect Spy? (10) |
| SANDMAN | Nickname of John le Carre's Russian master spy Karla (7) |
| RAINBOW | Greenpeace ship sunk by French intelligence officers in Auckland in 1985 (7,7) |
| WARRIOR | Greenpeace ship sunk by French intelligence officers in Auckland in 1985 (7,7) |
