| STEPHEN | - - - Merchant, comedian and writer of The Office, pictured above (7) |
| READONLYFILES | These types of records don't apply to the writers of The Office - they're only for show (4,4,5) |
| OHANLON | Ardal, comedian and author of the novel The Talk Of The Town (7) |
| PUSHKIN | Russian poet and writer of The Queen of Spades (7) |
| MACONIE | - - - Blackman, former Children's Laureate and writer of the Noughts & Crosses books (7) |
| BADDIEL | David -, comedian and author of novels Time for Bed and Whatever Love Means (7) |
| ELTON | Comedian and writer of The Young Ones, Ben ----- (5) |
| MYLEENE | Musician and TV presenter, - - - Klass, pictured above left (7) |
| SIOBHAN | - - - Finneran, Benidorm and Happy Valley actress, pictured above (7) |
| IDLE | Comic actor and writer of The Philosopher's Song and Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (from The Life Of Brian), Eric ... |
| BRAZIER | Bobby - - -, Eastenders actor, pictured above (7) |
| ANTONIO | - - - Banderas, actor, pictured above left (7) |
| SITWELL | We still represented an English critic and writer of verse (7) |
| BRONTE | Charlotte -; the eldest of three literary sisters and writer of the novels Jane Eyre, Shirley and Villette under the pen name Currer Bell (6) |
| NEILHANNON | Frontman of the pop band The Divine Comedy and writer of the theme tune to the TV sitcom Father Ted |
| ALIWONG | Star and writer of "Always Be My Maybe" |
| MILNE | Creator of Winnie-the-Pooh and writer of the play Toad of Toad Hall (5) |
| JULIAWARDHOWE | Suffragette and writer of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic": 3 wds. |
| JACOBBRONOWSKI | Presenter and writer of the 1973 BBC series The Ascent of Man |
| GREENE | Graham _, dramatist and writer of The Power and the Glory (6) |
