| NAMEOFTHEROSE | 'The ___' 1980 novel by Umberto Eco (4,2,3,4) |
| NUMBEROF | The ___, 1980 novel by Robert A Heinlein (6,2,3,5) |
| NAME | "The ___ of the Rose", novel by Umberto Eco (4) |
| PENDULUM | Foucault's ____, 1988 novel by Umberto Eco concerning conspiracy theories (8) |
| EARTHLYPOWERS | 1980 novel by Anthony Burgess (7,6) |
| PRINCESSDAISY | 1980 novel by Judith Krantz (8,5) |
| THEBEAST | The -, 1980 novel by Robert A Heinlein (6,2,3,5) |
| CRETANLOVER | 'The -', 1980 novel by Jack Higgins (6,5) |
| MIDDLEGROUND | The ____, a 1980 novel by Margaret Drabble, its central character a journalist called Kate Armstrong |
| BAHAMACRISIS | 1980 novel by Desmond Bagley (6,6) |
| GOODNEWS | 1980 novel by Edward Abbey (4,4) |
| PHOTOFINISH | 1980 novel by Ngaio Marsh |
| METROLAND | 1980 novel by Julian Barnes |
| PRINCESS | '--- Daisy', 1980 novel by Judith Krantz (8) |
| RITESOFPASSAGE | 1980 novel by William Golding |
| PASSAGE | 1980 novel by William Golding (5,7) |
| RITESOF | 1980 novel by William Golding (5,7) |
| POWERS | 1980 novel by Anthony Burgess (7,6) |
| EARTHLY | 1980 novel by Anthony Burgess (7,6) |
| LOONLAKE | 1980 novel by E L Doctorow (4,4) |