| BARTLETT | The 18th edition of his original work was published in 2012 |
| MAEVEBINCHY | Irish author whose final novel, A Week in Winter, was published in 2012 |
| CAROLEKING | U.S. singer/songwriter whose autobiography A Natural Woman was published in 2012 (6,4) |
| EDNAOBRIEN | Irish writer whose memoir Country Girl was published in 2012 (4,6) |
| JOHNKEATS | A first edition of his "Endymion" sells for $17,500 |
| WALTWHITMAN | A signed first edition of his "Complete Poems and Prose" sells for $7,200 |
| SAKI | Noel Coward wrote an introduction for an edition of his complete works |
| THEBAR | "Crossing ___" (Tennyson poem that was to be placed last in all editions of his works) |
| THROW | Cast leads in The Hate Race - original work (5) |
| GIRL | Gone ____, crime thriller novel by Gillian Flynn published in 2012 (4) |
| ELCID | Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar was his original name (2,3) |
| AUSTRIAN | PICTURE B What was his original nationality? (8) |
| GONEGIRL | Gillian Flynn thriller published in 2012 |
| BRAINCHILD | Youngster gets hit on the head before producing original work (10) |
| STET | Reader's request for original work of writer (4) |
| SAILORING | Sea at first ruined original work of navigation (9) |
| COPYRIGHT | Protection of original work, but imitation OK? (9) |
| STALEST | Least original works of Hoffmann, in a way |
| STATIONER | Dealer named for open stall, his original shop |
| BOLSHEVIK | Slob returned with his original Kiev stew for Russian communist (9) |
