| VIVIAN | - Grey; one of the novels written by Benjamin Disraeli before twice serving as prime minister (6) |
| ABBEY | Northanger -; one of the novels written by Jane Austen (5) |
| LORDOFTHEFLIES | What is the title of the novel written by Golding with the child characters Piggy, Jack and Ralph? ( |
| VERA | TV crime drama series based on the novels written by Ann Cleeves (4) |
| IRONDUKE | Nickname of Arthur Wellesley, the twice-serving prime minister remembered for his victory against Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo (4,4) |
| HOLT | Serving as prime minister forjust 692 days, which Australian politician is believed to have drowned near Portsea, Victoria, in December 1967? (4) |
| AYEARATHARTLEBURY | Novel, originally published anonymously, written by Benjamin and Sarah Disraeli (1,4,2,10) |
| UPON | ___ the House Top Christmas song written by Benjamin Hanby: 2 wds. |
| ROVERCLEVELAND | Twice-serving dog president? |
| HAMISH | Forename of constable Macbeth of Lochdubh in a series of crime novels written by Marion Chesney under the pen name M. C. Beaton (6) |
| JEEVES | Valet character who features in many short stories and novels written by the author who was known as |
| LYTTON | 1st Baron -; title of the author of The Last Days of Pompeii whose son was appointed Viceroy of India in 1875 by friend Benjamin Disraeli (6) |
| WESLEY | Author of at least 10 bestselling novels written in her 70s including Jumping the Queue, The Camomile Lawn and Harnessing Peacocks (6) |
| GROYNE | Mole, strangely grey one with no tail (6) |
| EARLOF | Title bestowed on prime minister Benjamin Disraeli in 1876 (4,2,12) |
| BEWARE | "___ of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship": Benjamin Disraeli (6) |
| ENDERBY | The protagonist of a quartet of comic novels written by Anthony Burgess under the pen name Joseph Kell (7) |
| DANCE | A - to the Music of Time ; sequence of 12 novels written by Anthony Powell (5) |
| ENGLAND | Oh! To Be In -; one of the novels in the Pop Larkin series by H. E. Bates (7) |
| IMPERIUM | One of the novels in the Cicero trilogy by Robert Harris (8) |
