| ASPELL | Novel by Helen Dunmore that won the 1996 Orange Prize for Fiction (1,5) |
| OFWINTER | Novel by Helen Dunmore that won the 1996 Orange Prize for Fiction (2,6) |
| PATCHETT | Ann ---, author who won the Orange Prize for her novel Bel Canto (8) |
| ICECREAM | 2000 volume of short stories by Helen Dunmore (3,5) |
| RAMONA | based on the 1884 novel by helen hunt Jackson, this 1910 short stars canadian actress Mary Pickford |
| LINEUP | The ___, 1934 novel by Helen Reilly (4,2) |
| GALWAY | County of the Republic of Ireland that includes the villages of Dunmore and Furbo (6) |
| ROBERT | Allenby, Australian golfer who won the 1996 English Open (6) |
| LEHMAN | Golfer Tom who won the 1996 British Open |
| EDGEOF | The ___, subtitle of 1999 novel Bridget Jones by Helen Fielding (4,2,6) |
| RENT | Show that won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical (4) |
| ROSES | Blood and ..., novel by Helen Castor that traces the story of Norfolk's Paston family (5) |
| TRIXIE | ____ Franklin, nurse played by Helen George in Call The Midwife (6) |
| NEWYORK | Baseball team that won the 1996 World Series (3,4,7) |
| YANKEES | Baseball team that won the 1996 World Series (3,4,7) |
| CIGAR | US racehorse that won the 1996 Dubai World Cup |
| ROUGHQUEST | Horse that won the 1996 Grand National (5,5) |
| BRIDGET | ___ Jones's Diary 1996 novel by Helen Fielding that is roughly based on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice |
| DIARY | Bridger Jones's _, 1996 novel by Helen Fielding (5) |
| SALMON | Zoe _, succeeded by Helen Skelton on Blue Peter (6) |
