| LERMONTOV | Russian poet and author of A Hero of Our Time |
| READ | Enjoy "A Hero of Our Time" or "The Time of the Hero" |
| ODYSSEY | A Greek epic poem, attributed to Homer, describing the ten-year homeward wanderings of a hero of the siege of Troy (7) |
| PUSHKIN | Russian poet and writer of The Queen of Spades (7) |
| BEWICK | Artist, wood engraver and author of A History of British Birds after whom a species of tundra swan was named (6) |
| BERRY | A soft fruit such as the red variety traditionally used to make an accompaniment for turkey; or, a former GBBO judge and author of a number of cookery volumes including Christmas Collection (5) |
| YEVTUSHENKO | Yevgeny ___, Russian poet and author whose works include 1993 novel Don't Die Before You're Dead (11 |
| BORISPASTERNAK | Russian poet and author noted for his novel Doctor Zhivago published in 1957 (5,9) |
| PADEL | Poet and author of 52 Ways of Looking at a Poem (4,5) |
| RUTH | Poet and author of 52 Ways of Looking at a Poem (4,5) |
| ASHWELL | Interior designer, entrepreneur and author of a number of books including Shabby Chic and My Floral Affair (7) |
| NOSTRADAMUS | 16th-century astrologer and author of a book of prophecies (11) |
| EDWARDLEAR | Limerick writer and author of A Book Of Nonsense (6,4) |
| RILKE | German poet and author of Poems From The Book Of Hours, Rainer Maria ... |
| GOSSE | Edmund, poet and author of the memoir Father and Son (5) |
| ATWOOD | Which Margaret is a Canadian poet and author of The Handmaid's Tale? (6) |
| DANNIEABSE | Welsh-Jewish poet and author of 'Ash On A Young Man's Sleeve' (1923-2014) |
| ENO | Brian ___, Roxy Music member and author of "A Year with Swollen Appendices" |
| NAIPAUL | Nobel laureate and author of A Bend In The River, VS ... |
| TERESA | Humanitarian, Carmelite nun and author of A Simple Path, Mother ... |
