| LOONLAKE | 1980 novel by EL Doctorow (4,4) |
| OFDANIEL | 1971 novel by EL Doctorow inspired by the 1951 Rosenberg Trial (3,4,2,6) |
| THEBOOK | 1971 novel by EL Doctorow inspired by the 1951 Rosenberg Trial (3,4,2,6) |
| RAGTIME | 1975 novel by EL Doctorow (7) |
| BILLYBATHGATE | 1989 novel by EL Doctorow (5,8) |
| GOODNEWS | 1980 novel by Edward Abbey (4,4) |
| PRINCESS | '--- Daisy', 1980 novel by Judith Krantz (8) |
| THEBEAST | The -, 1980 novel by Robert A Heinlein (3,5) |
| NUMBEROF | The -, 1980 novel by Robert A Heinlein (6,2) |
| PUFFBALL | 1980 novel by Fay Weldon |
| LOON | 1980 novel by E L Doctorow (4) |
| LAKE | 1980 novel by E L Doctorow (4) |
| MALCOLMX | Civil rights leader who also went by el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz: 2 wds. |
| VALENCIA | City conquered by El Cid |
| HONDURAS | Central American republic bordered by El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala (8) |
| NUEVAYOL | Bad Bunny song that samples "Un Verano en Nueva York," by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico |
| SENTINEL | Sentry dispatched by elevated railway (8) |
| REPLYING | Riposting by elevated dishonesty (8) |
| BREZHNEV | Leader that was Zulu embraced by elevated Archdeacon Basil? |
| BATHGATE | 1989 novel by E L Doctorow (5,8) (see 7A) |
