| LECARRE | John - -; pen name of the author of the George Smiley novels and the posthumously published Silverview (2,5) |
| KAFKA | Czech writer of the posthumously published novel The Trial (5) |
| SQUAREEGG | The -, posthumously published 1924 story collection by Saki (6,3) |
| KGB | Org. that "Moscow Centre" represents in George Smiley novels |
| SUSAN | First name of the author of The Dark Is Rising novels and the picture book The Shortest Day (5) |
| HARDY | Author of the Wessex novels and the Christmas poem The Oxen (5) |
| FLEMING | Ian -; author of the James Bond series of novels and the children's book Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang (7) |
| BILLHICKS | Comedian with the posthumously-released 1997 album "Rant in E-Minor" |
| WYNDHAM | John -; pen name of the author of The Day of the Triffids (7) |
| TRESSELL | Robert ?, pen name of the author of 1914 posthumously published novel The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (8) |
| EVELYN | Author of a posthumously published diary describing events of 1665-6 including the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London (6) |
| FRANK | The author of the 1947 posthumously published work The Diary Of A Young Girl, Anne _ (5) |
| WHENTHELIONFEEDS | Wilbur Smith's debut novel and the first of the Courtney saga |
| CORRIDORSOFPOWER | "The ____" was a political cliché coined by CP Snow in a novel, and the title of a later one |
| ONCEISNOTENOUGH | Jacqueline Susann novel, and the problem with some of the answers in this puzzle |
| KARLA | Fictional Soviet spymaster and George Smiley's counterpart created by author John le Carre (5) |
| MOOU | Titular name for the agricultural college in a 1995 Jane Smiley novel, for short |
| FORTLEE | New Jersey city on the west side of the George Washington Bridge |
| FTLEE | N.J. city at the west end of the George Washington Bridge |
| SZABO | Violette ---, British-French secret agent during the Second World War; posthumous recipient of the George Cross (5) |
