| JABBERWOCKY | Nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll |
| AGONY | The Hunting of the Snark (An - in 8 Fits) nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll (5) |
| SNARK | The Hunting of the -; nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll based on characters with descriptions beginning |
| WALRUS | 'The - and the Carpenter', poem by Lewis Carroll (6) |
| THEHUNTINGOFTHESNARK | Poem by Lewis Carroll |
| PEAGREEN | Colour of the boat travelled in by the owl and the pussycat in a nonsense poem by Edward Lear (3-5) |
| SWAT | 'The Akond of -', nonsense poem by Edward Lear (4) |
| AKOND | The ___ of Swat, nonsense poem by Edward Lear |
| BEWARE | '- the Jabberwock, my son!', warning in Lewis Carroll's 1871 nonsense poem (6) |
| BOOJUM | Animal that the Snark turned out to be in Lewis Carroll's 1876 nonsense poem The Hunting Of The Snark (6) |
| THEAKONDOFSWAT | Edward Lear nonsense poem inspired by the ruler of a mountainous area in present-day Pakistan |
| JUBJUB | Bird that's a dangerous creature in Lewis Carroll's nonsense poems (6) |
| BANDERSNATCH | "Frumious" beast the nonsense poem says should be shunned |
| GELETTBURGESS | Author of the nonsense poem "Purple Cow" (6,7) |
| RUNCIBLESPOON | Item of cutlery first mentioned in a nonsense poem |
| LEWISCARROLL | The nonsense poem's author's pen name |
| SLITHYTOVES | Nonsense poem beasts that are like badgers, or lizards, or corkscrews... |
| THEOWLAND | Edward Lear's nonsense poem, ... The Pussycat (3,3,3) |
| EDWARDLEAR | Author of the nonsense poem "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat" (6,4) |
| POBBLEWHOHASNOTOES | The ?, Edward Lear nonsense poem in 1877 volume Laughable Lyrics featuring the character Aunt Jobiska |
