| CHARLOTTEBRONTE | "Jane Eyre" novelist [North Carolina] |
| BRONTE | 'Jane Eyre' novelist |
| HEROINE | Matilda in Matilda or Jane Eyre in Jane Eyre |
| RHYS | Jean ___, novelist best known for Wide Sargasso Sea, a prequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre |
| STJOHN | Jane's cousin in Jane Eyre, who later proposes marriage (2,4) |
| THORNFIELD | The manor where Jane is hired as a tutor in Jane Eyre (10) |
| JOAN | Actress who played Jane in Jane Eyre (1943), first name (4) |
| MIA | Actress who played Jane in 2011's Jane Eyre, first name (3) |
| INGRAM | In Jane Eyre, the surname of the wealthy woman Jane assumes her employer will marry (6) |
| JEANRHYS | British novelist whose Wide Sargasso Sea (1966) was a prequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre (1847) (4,4) |
| THACKERAY | Noted for satirical works including The Book of Snobs and Vanity Fair: Pen and Pencil Sketches of English Society, novelist to whom Charlotte Bronte dedicated Jane Eyre (9) |
| GOVERNESS | After attempt, 19th-century novelist's succeeded in Jane Eyre? (9) |
| CHARLOTTE | 19th-century novelist whose works included Jane Eyre (9,6) |
| ORPHAN | Child such as Harry Potter or Jane Eyre (6) |
| FILMSCRIPTS | Mr. H co-wrote a few, including "Jane Eyre" |
| ORPHANED | Like Jane Eyre or Harry Potter |
| POOLE | Grace ___, servant in "Jane Eyre" |
| NOVEL | "Jane Eyre" or "Moby-Dick" |
| ROCHESTER | Master of Thornfield Hall in 'Jane Eyre' (9) |
| READERIMARRIEDHIM | Famous line from Jane Eyre |
