| RICHMAL | Crompton, author of the Just William books (7) |
| CROMPTON | Author of the Just William books (8) |
| OUTLAWS | Bandits, brigands, fugitives or highwaymen; or, the band of friends, Douglas, Ginger, Henry, Jumble and William, in the Just William books (7) |
| BOTT | Surname of the vulgar, nouveau riche family in the Just William books (4) |
| RUDYARD | First name of the author of the 'Just So Stories' (7) |
| RICHMALCROMPTON | Author of the Just William stories |
| WILLIAM | Just -; series of books for children by English author Richmal Crompton (7) |
| TELLOFF | Scold Just William for being patriotic (4,3) |
| LIMBO | The supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants and of the just who died before Christ |
| VIOLET | Shade of a colour associated with royalty; or, the first part of the name of Mr and Mrs Bott's daughter in Just William (6) |
| JUSTWILLIAM | A series of children's books by English author Richmal Crompton (4,7) |
| JUST | Series of 38 children's books by English author Richmal Crompton published between 1922 and 1970 (4,7) |
| DRUG | Subject of the "Just Say No" program |
| ETHEL | William's sister in the Richmal Crompton books (5) |
| BROWN | William ?, schoolboy hero of 39 novels by Richmal Crompton |
| JUMBLE | Tudor knot biscuit; second-hand items collected for a type of sale; or, William's dog in Just William (6) |
| CONQUEROR | Entertainer using that in France to cover half of Just William? (9) |
| MULE | Invention of Crompton, a stubborn person (4) |
| LOOM | Textile machine patented by George Crompton of Worcester in 1854 |
| TWILL | Stuff that features in Just William (5) |
