| KARLA | Soviet spy in John le Carre novels |
| KGB | Org. in many John le Carre novels |
| COLDWAR | Backdrop of many John le Carre novels |
| THECOLD | John Le Carre novel, The Spy Who Came In From ... (3,4) |
| TAILOR | Tinker ___ Soldier Spy, John le Carre novel (6) |
| PANAMA | The Tailor of ___ , John Le Carre novel published in 1996 (6) |
| MANAGER | The Night - - -, John le Carre novel televised in 2016 (7) |
| TINKER | John le Carre novel, - - - Tailor Soldier Spy (6) |
| GERMANY | John le Carre novel set in 10 (1,5,4,2,7) |
| ASMALL | John le Carre novel set in 10 (1,5,4,2,7) |
| TOWNIN | John le Carre novel set in 10 (1,5,4,2,7) |
| TINKERTAILORSOLDIERSPY | John le Carre novel |
| RUSSIA | John le Carre novel, The ... House |
| SPY | A Perfect ___, John le Carre novel |
| NIGHT | The ___ Manager, John le Carre novel (5) |
| AMOST | "___ Wanted Man" (John le Carre novel) |
| SMILEYSPEOPLE | John le Carre novel |
| SMILEYS | ___ People, John le Carre novel (7) |
| APERFECTSPY | 1986 John le Carre novel about the mental and moral dissolution of a secret agent called Magnus Pym |
| GARDENER | The Constant ___, 2005 film based on a John Le Carre novel (8) |
