| SENDAK | "In the Night Kitchen" author Maurice |
| MAURICESENDAK | Who wrote the children's book In the Night Kitchen (1970) |
| TOKLAS | "Murder in the Kitchen" writer |
| GEE | New Zealand author, Maurice _ (3) |
| RAIDS | Late-night kitchen runs |
| ARSENE | ____ Lupin, gentleman thief created by French writer Maurice Leblanc (6) |
| THENIGHTWAS | "Strangers in the night exchanging glances; Wond'ring in the night what were the chances; We'd be sh |
| EXCHANGING | "Strangers in the night ... glances; Wond'ring in the night what were the chances; We'd be sharing l |
| ZODIAC | From the Greek meaning "sculptured animal figure", a belt of constellations in the night sky whose beasts include Aries the Ram, Leo the Lion and Sagittarius the Centaur (6) |
| ARCTURUS | Star in the Bootes constellation, one of the brightest in the night sky |
| SWINDON | Town in which Mark Haddon's novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is set (7) |
| MARKHADDON | Author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time |
| SIRIUS | It is also called Alpha Canis Majoris, or the Dog Star, and is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name comes from a Greek word meaning "sparkling" or "scorching." Known as Sothis to the ancient |
| ALEX | Sharp of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" |
| GOEST | "Whither ___ thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?" ("On the Road" line) |
| HADDON | Mark -; novelist who wrote The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (6) |
| DENEB | Most luminous star in Cygnus and one of the brightest in the night sky (5) |
| SUMMERWIND | 1966 song from the album Strangers in the Night sung by Frank Sinatra which was originally released in Germany: 2 wds. |
| INCIDENT | The Curious ___ Of The Dog In The Night-Time, novel by Mark Haddon (8) |
| VENUS | The second brightest object in the night sky after the moon (5) |
