| CAPTAINBLOOD | 1922 adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini (7,5) |
| SCARAMOUCHE | Historical novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1921 |
| FIVEWEEKSINA | 1863 adventure novel by Jules Verne whose central character is Dr Samuel Ferguson (4,5,2,1,7) |
| RIDERHAGGARD | She and Allan Quatermain are adventure novels by ____ |
| VIAGRA | Performance-enhancing drug used by Rafael Palmeiro |
| THEFRENCHOPEN | Tennis tournament won 9 times by Rafael Nadal |
| ARMANI | Brand promoted by Rafael Nadal and Rihanna |
| LOB | Lofty hit by Rafael Nadal |
| VALENCIA | Spanish club managed by Rafael Benitez 2001-04 (8) |
| FRENCHOPEN | Competition won 12 times by Rafael Nadal |
| CLAYCOURT | Surface dominated by Rafael Nadal |
| BANA | Joe Sabatini in Something in the Air, Eric ... (4) |
| GABRIELA | Glamorous Argentine tennis star of the 80s and 90s, ... Sabatini |
| CAPRIPANTS | Garment named after an island, introduced for women in 1948, but worn on court by Rafael Nadal until 2009 |
| CRUSOE | Robinson ___; adventure novel by Daniel Defoe thought to be inspired by castaway Alexander Selkirk (6) |
| TREASURE | and 13: Adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson (8,6) |
| GAMES | Sci-fi adventure novel by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger ___ (5) |
| SHE | Adventure novel by H Rider Haggard |
| KIDNAPPED | A boy's adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson (9) |
| CALLOFTHEWILD | The ---- -- --- ----, adventure novel by Jack London (1903) (4,2,3,4) |