| SHINING | "The ...", 1976 novel by Stephen King (7) |
| THESHINING | 1976 novel by Stephen King (3,7) |
| NIGHTSHIFT | 1976 novel by Stephen King (5,5) |
| FAMILYARSENAL | "The ... ...", 1976 novel by Paul Theroux (6,7) |
| RIGHT | and 22 "The ...... ...", 1976 novel by Stan Barstow (5,4,3) |
| DEEP | "The ---", 1976 novel by Peter Benchley (4) |
| RIGHTTRUEEND | The -,1976 novel by Stan Barstow (5,4,3) |
| SURVIVOR | 'The -', 1976 novel by James Herbert (8) |
| ARSENAL | 'The Family -', 1976 novel by Paul Theroux (7) |
| WEARING | 1976 novel by Colin Dexter (4,4,7) |
| TRINITY | 1976 novel by Leon Uris (7) |
| THEDEEP | 1976 novel by Peter Benchley adapted into a 1977 adventure film directed by Peter Yates (3,4) |
| THEBEAR | and 20dn, 1976 novel by Ken Follett |
| RICE | Author of the 1976 novel Interview With The Vampire, Anne _ (4) |
| RAPHAEL | Frederic ___, author of 1976 novel The Glittering Prizes (7) |
| ALTHER | Lisa, author of the 1976 novel Kinflicks (6) |
| MISSHERBERT | 1976 novel by Christina Stead subtitled The Suburban Wife (4,7) |
| GARP | "The World According to ...", 1976 novel by John Irving (4) |
| STORM | And 23 1976 novel by Jack Higgins (5,7) |
| DANIELDERONDA | 1976 novel by George Eliot (6,7) |