| HARKNESS | Author of the All Souls trilogy comprising A Discovery of Witches and its sequels Shadow of Night and The Book of Life (8) |
| BONFIRE | ___ Night, an annual UK commemoration on November 5th (7) |
| MANTEL | Author of A Change of Climate and An Experiment in Love as well as the Cromwell trilogy comprising Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror and the Light (6) |
| HOPE | Anthony -; author of the Ruritania trilogy comprising The Prisoner of Zenda, The Heart of Princess Osra and Rupert of Hentzau (4) |
| NARAYAN | Indian author of the trilogy comprising Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher (7) |
| TREVOREVE | Star of Waking The Dead, Shoestring and A Discovery Of Witches (6,3) |
| ROWLING | Author who wrote the Cormoran Strike trilogy comprising The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm and Career of Evil under the pen name of Robert Galbraith (7) |
| SASSOON | Author and poet who penned a trilogy comprising Memoirs of a Fox Hunting Man, Memoirs of an Infantry Officer and Sherston's Progress (7) |
| TERESA | Aussie actress of Berlin Syndrome and A Discovery of Witches, - Palmer (6) |
| FARRELL | J. G. -; author who wrote the Empire Trilogy comprising Troubles, The Siege of Krishnapur and The Singapore Grip (7) |
| GRASS | Gunter -; author of the Danzig trilogy comprising The Tin Drum, Cat and Mouse and Dog Years (5) |
| MATTHEW | Romantic lead of A Discovery of Witches, - Goode (7) |
| GOODE | Matthew of "A Discovery of Witches" |
| SHEILA | See picture clue: Dame --- Hancock, starred in TV series A Discovery of Witches (6) |
| DOBBS | Life peer, novelist and politician who penned the Francis Urquhart trilogy comprising House of Cards, To Play the King and The Final Cut (5) |
| GIBBON | Lewis Grassic -; Scottish author of the A Scots Quair trilogy comprising Sunset Song, Cloud Howe and Grey Granite (6) |
| SUZANNECOLLINS | Author of the dystopian novel The Hunger Games and its sequels Catching Fire and Mockingjay: 2 wds. |
| ELIA | Author of "Witches and Other Night-Fears" |
| BELL | Author of the classic rural farm trilogy comprising Corduroy, Silver Ley and The Cherry Tree who also compiled some 5,000 crosswords (4) |
| RENAULT | Pen name of the novelist who wrote the Alexander Trilogy comprising Fire from Heaven, Persian Boy an |
