| BURGER | ___ and 3-Down |
| BRITISH | And 3 Down and 19 Down and 21 Across Latest book written by Christian Wolmar (7) |
| ITTAKESA | (and 3 down, 17 down and 19 down) Proverb suggesting that an entire community helps in a young person's upbringing (2,5,1) |
| BOWAND | (and 3 Down) Behave in an excessively deferential way holding space bar down somehow (3,3,6) |
| IVORY | Director who has made a number of lms with Ismail Merchant including Heat and Dust and adaptations of the books described in 42 Across and 3 Down (5) |
| BEN | And 3 down Biblical epic film of 1959 (3,3) |
| HAIROF | (and 3 Down) High tea Frodo prepared as a hangover cure (4,2,3,3) |
| TIPTHE | (and 3 Down) Make the critical difference being less pathetic somehow (3,3,6) |
| TWOWAYSTOTHE | (and 3 Down) Noteworthy waste was recyclable - feature of most 8s (3,4,2,3,6) |
| AVANTI | And 3 Down and 18 Down Operation of train from London Euston-Manchester (6, 4, 5) |
| ALICE | And 3 Down: 2023 thriller film starring 13 Across, 20 Across and 19 Down (5,7) |
| DOMBEY | (and 3 Down) Dickens novel by no means odd in translation (6,3,3) |
| COMEUP | (and 3 Down) I procure foam somehow for surface (4,2,3,3) |
| RINGIN | (and 3 Down) Somehow entwining with her, celebrate at midnight (4,2,3,3) |
| FATHER | (and 3 Down) Hands on a fret to play Cat Stevens song (6,3,3) |
| CORNON | (and 3 Down) Hob connector required to make food item (4,2,3,3) |
| BEHIND | (and 3 Down) Serving drinks in the Airbnb he'd arranged (6,3,3) |
| PETER | And 3 Down. Gradually diminish (5,3) |
| THE | And 3 Down TV comedy (3,6) |
| SHORE | Bit between 1-Down and 3-Down |
