| COWPER | William ___, English poet (1731-1800) and writer of hymns including God Moves in a Mysterious Way, which coined the titular proverb (6) |
| ERASMUS | Grandfather of English naturalist Charles Darwin, noted as a physician and a poet (1731-1802) (7) |
| WILLIAMCOWPER | He wrote, "God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform" |
| PARRY | Ward off a writer of hymn tunes (5) |
| BIODEGRADABLE | Green book including God, read a translation (13) |
| NEALE | Surname of the founder of the Cambridge Camden Society and author of many well-known hymns, including Jerusalem The Golden (5) |
| ISAACWATTS | Congregational minister who wrote hymns including When I Survey the Wondrous Cross and Joy to the World |
| ABSCOND | "___ - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another": Ambrose Bierce (7) |
| BLAKE | William _, English poet and painter who wrote Songs Of Innocence (1789) |
| SANCTUS | Communion service liturgical hymn including “heaven and earth are full of your glory” |
| ESOTERICALLY | Reality close to collapse in a mysterious way |
| ESOTERIC | Tie score, in a mysterious way (8) |
| EERILY | In a mysterious way |
| CLAVICHORD | Instrument developed from the medieval monochord that flourished from about 1400 to 1800 and was revived in the 20th century. Rectangular in shape, and its case and lid were usually highly decorated, |
| CONGREVE | William ___, English playwright and poet whose comedies include Love for Love and The Way of the World |
| CRYPTICALLY | In a vault I caught a friend in a mysterious fashion (11) |
| EDGEWORTH | Anglo-Irish author of novels including Castle Rackrent (1800) and The Absentee (1812) (9) |
| MARIA | Anglo-Irish author of novels including Castle Rackrent (1800) and The Absentee (1812) (5) |
| EERIE | Strange in a frightening and mysterious way (5) |
| DAVENANT | William ___, English dramatist and poet who succeeded Ben Jonson as Poet Laureate in 1638 (8) |
