| PHONEBOOTH | This 2003 Colin Farrell thriller was set for November 2002 release but delayed five months by the D.C. Beltway sniper attacks, which were too similar to its plotline |
| SHUTIN | Naomi Watts thriller set for November 2016 |
| PAROLE | Father plays his part in obtaining the release, but only conditionally (6) |
| SWAT | 2003 Colin Farrell film |
| PHONE | Colin Farrell thriller ___ Booth |
| BOOTH | Phone ___ (Colin Farrell thriller) |
| PEAKTIME | What fares were scrapped for 6 months by a railway service? (4,4) |
| FRANCISDRAKE | 2 years, 9 months by ship |
| CHARLEMAGNE | Real change effected over months by a former Holy Roman Emperor (11) |
| PETERUEBERROTH | This 2003 candidate was Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1984 for organizing the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles |
| GRAVITY | This 2013 sci-fi thriller was delayed for a year owing to extensive postproduction editing; it all worked out, as Alfonso Cuaron later won Best Director for it |
| ENGLISH | 'He knows no fear, he knows no danger, he knows nothing' was the tagline for this 2003 spy-spoof sta |
| ITALIAN | This 2003 movie was based on a 1969 Michael Caine film of the same name, The ... Job |
| SAVOYOPERA | Any of the Gilbert and Sullivan works originally presented by the D'Oyly Carte company |
| CUPSANDSAUCERS | One-act "satirical musical sketch" by George Grossmith performed by the D'Oyly Carte Company as a curtain raiser to HMS Pinafore |
| APTPUPIL | This 1998 Bryan Singer-directed thriller was based on a book by Stephen King (3,5) |
| REDGRAVE | Actress who starred in Mary, Queen of Scots, Julia (for which she was awarded an Oscar), Howards End, A Month by the Lake, Atonement and The Butler (8) |
| ONTHEWAY | Due to arrive soon, after the first of the month, by the eastern road |
| EVERMORE | The ninth studio album by Taylor Swift, released in December 2020, less than five months after Folklore (8) |
| CHALBURY | This club took a year and five months to build -- it's near Wimborne Minster (8) |
