| THECATCHERIN | & 12A 1951 novel by J D Salinger whose protagonist is Holden Caulfield (3,7,2,3,3) |
| THERYE | 1951 novel by J D Salinger whose protagonist is Holden Caulfield (3,7,2,3,3) |
| CATCHER | The a" in the Rye; 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger (7) |
| ELAINE | 1945 short story by J D Salinger whose eponymous heroine lives in the Bronx |
| RYE | The Catcher in the - - -, novel by J D Salinger (3) |
| CATCHERINTHERYE | The ___, novel by J D Salinger (7,2,3,3) |
| ESME | 'For -- with Love and Squalor', work by J. D. Salinger (4) |
| CAULFIELD | Holden, fictional character created by J.D. Salinger (9) |
| ANDZOOEY | see 17ac, 1961 book by J D Salinger (6,3,5) |
| FRANNY | see 17ac, 1961 book by J D Salinger (6,3,5) |
| POWER | The 2002 Buick LeSabre was named "Best Full-Size Car in Initial Quality" by J.D. ___ and Associates |
| HILLBILLYELEGY | 2016 memoir by J.D. Vance that describes his Appalachian upbringing: 2 wds. |
| SALINGER | J. D. who created Holden Caulfield |
| NARRATOR | Holden Caulfield has this role in the novel The Catcher In The Rye (8) |
| ELEGY | "Hillbilly ___" (Book by J. D. Vance) (5) |
| APPLETINIS | Fruity drinks adored by J.D., in "Scrubs" |
| HILLBILLY | ___ Elegy, 2016 memoir by J D Vance (9) |
| OPENING | 1951 novel by Ngaio Marsh also published as Night at the Vulcan (7,5) |
| THEDAYOF | 1951 novel by John Wyndham (3,3,2,3,8) |
| THECRUELSEA | 1951 novel by Nicholas Monsarrat about the crew of HMS Compass Rose during the Second World War |
