| JRRTOLKIEN | John Ronald Reuel are the first names of which writer? (1,1,1,7) |
| TOLKIEN | John Ronald Reuel are the first names of which famous writer? (7) |
| WOOLF | Nicole Kidman won an Oscar for her portrayal of which writer? (5) |
| STANDER | Christiaan Johan are the first names of which sportsman? (7) |
| MYSTERYNOVELISTS | Their last names are the first names of three puzzle answers |
| AUDEN | Wystan Hugh were the first names of which poet? (5) |
| EVELYN | One of the first names of the author of Decline and Fall, A Handful of Dust and Brideshead Revisited |
| TSELIOT | Thomas Stearns are the first two names of which poet and dramatist? (1,1,5) |
| REUELTOLKIEN | John Ronald ___ English author of the fantasy work The Lord of the Rings: 2 wds. |
| LOUISARTHURCHARLES | First names of the third child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (5,6,7) |
| INITIALS | What are the first letters of people's names? (8) |
| STORM | Each of the first names in the four theme entries will be an Atlantic one of these in 2020 |
| CHANGANDENG | First names of the conjoined twin brothers whose condition and birthplace became the basis for the term "Siamese twins" |
| JOHNNY | Which singer was born JR in 1932 and adopted the first names John Ray in order to join the airforce in 1950? (6) |
| CASH | Which singer was born JR in 1932 and adopted the first names John Ray in order to join the airforce in 1950? (4) |
| AARON | One of the first names in the Biblical phone book? (5) |
| TEEN | Jughead, or any of the first names in the theme entries |
| ENEADEPICCOLOMINI | What are the first and last birth names of Pope Pius II, who wrote Commentaries (1584) |
| IRON | Some 6000-year old Egyptian beads are the first known use of which metal? (4) |
| TOPEKA | Capital whose last two letters are the first two letters of its state |
