| THEEXILE | 1936 volume of biography by Pearl S Buck (3,5) |
| EXILE | "The ...", 1936 volume of biography by Pearl Buck (5) |
| TOFINDJOYINWORK | Start of a quote by Pearl S. Buck |
| THEGOODEARTH | Classic novel of pre-revolutionary China by Pearl S Buck (3.4.5) |
| AMERASIAN | World War II-era portmanteau coined by Pearl S. Buck |
| AGRICOLA | Gnaeus Julius _, Roman general and governor of Britannia, subject of a biography by Tacitus (8) |
| SONS | Second book of Pearl S. Buck's "Good Earth" trilogy |
| CHINA | Setting of Pearl S. Buck's "The Good Earth" |
| INNEREAR | Hidden part of the body revealed by Pearl (5,3) |
| REPRISAL | Act of retaliation by Pearl, Sir, is misapplied (8) |
| LIFEBOAT | Biography by snaky type on time saving others overseas (8) |
| LIFEPEER | Biography by spy from parliamentary body (4,4) |
| WVA | Pearl S. Buck's birthplace |
| GOODEARTH | Pearl S Buck's novel set in China, The ... (4,5) |
| AMAH | Childhood caregiver for Pearl S. Buck |
| NEWYEAR | "The ... ...", Pearl S Buck novel featuring the character Christopher Winters (3,4) |
| NOBEL | 1938 prize for Pearl S. Buck |
| OLAN | Pearl S. Buck literary mother |
| EARTH | Pulitzer Prize winner for author Pearl S Buck in 1931, The Good ... |
| EVENFLOW | Remember "___" by Pearl Jam? ... |
