| PHANTOM | The - - - Of The Opera, musical (7) |
| PRELUDE | When an opera's musical themes may be established |
| THREEPENNY | 'The --- Opera', musical work by Weill and Brecht (10) |
| OVERTURE | Opera's musical introduction (8) |
| MONARCH | The - of the Glen; one of Compton Mackenzie's novels set in and around the fictional Scottish castle Glenbogle (7) |
| REMAINS | 'The ******* of the Day', 1993 film adapted for the screen by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (7) |
| SILENCE | Acclaimed psychological horror thriller, The... of the Lambs (7) |
| PASSION | Film directed by Mel Gibson, The ------- of the Christ (7) |
| OPACITY | Lack of transparency, the ... of the glass |
| LANTERN | Elgin Cathedral is the ---- of the North (7) |
| BONFIRE | The - - - Of The Vanities, black comedy starring Tom Hanks (7) |
| PLAYBOY | 'The - of the Western World', play by J.M. Synge (7) |
| POTENCY | Effectiveness, the ... of the medicine |
| SURFACE | Outer layer, the ... of the Earth |
| OUTSIDE | Exterior, the ... of the building |
| HEROINE | Female protagonist, the ... of the novel |
| SLOWEST | Least quick: the - of the runners, eg |
| HAZARDS | Risks, dangers: the - of the job, eg |
| FELLOWSHIP | The area around Matamata in the North Island of New Zealand was used to film the hobbit village in The ... Of The Ring |
| RETURN | Highest-grossing film of 2003, The Lord of the Rings: The ... of the King (6) |
