| JAMESCLAVELL | and 4dn, Author of King Rat (5,7) |
| CLAVELL | and 4dn, Author of King Rat (5,7) |
| JAMES | and 4dn, Author of King Rat (5,7) |
| RIDERHAGGARD | Author of King Solomon's Mines |
| EDGARWALLACE | English writer known for his crime novels, also the author of King Kong (5,7) |
| GIVEONESWORD | and 4dn, Promise to donate a single weapon (4,4,4) |
| SEGAL | George of "King Rat" |
| SKULLBENEATH | and 4dn, The ___, 1982 novel by P D James (5,7,3,4) |
| GERARDMANLEY | and 4dn, 19th-century English poet who coined the term sprung rhythm |
| HAGGARD | Author of King Solomon’s Mines and She |
| DICKWHITTINGTON | Pantomime in which the title character is made Lord Mayor of London after Tommy the cat catches King Rat |
| NARRATIVE | King Rat featuring in simple story (9) |
| GRASS | Fool follows King Rat (5) |
| TRAITOR | Distinguishing feature old King Rat displayed |
| DENIGRATED | Disparaged, rejected, finally King Rat enters (10) |
| ARTHUR | King rat races against charioteer (6) |
| JEAN | And 4dn Scottish folk singer and authority on songs of Robert Burns (4,7) |
| DENG | and 4dn, Paramount leader of China from 1978-89 (4,8) |
| GREAT | and 4dn, National bird of Hungary reintroduced to Wiltshire in 2004 |
| BARAK | and 4dn, Prime minister of Israel from 1999-2001 (4,5) |
