| THEREDPONY | 1937 volume of four stories by John Steinbeck whose central character is Jody Tiflin |
| RED | The ___, 1937 volume of four stories by John Steinbeck whose central character is Jody Tiflin (3,4) |
| PONY | The -, 1937 volume of four stories by John Steinbeck whose central character is Jody Tiflin (3,4) |
| REDPONY | "The ... ...", volume of four stories by John Steinbeck whose central character is Jody Tiflin (3,4) |
| THEPEARL | 1947 novella by John Steinbeck whose central character is called Kino |
| RESTSHISCASE | 2001 volume of short stories by John Mortimer (7,5,3,4) |
| RUMPOLE | 2001 volume of short stories by John Mortimer (7,5,3,4) |
| HALFHOUSE | Two out of four stories, perhaps? |
| JESS | Postman Pat's cat in the stories by John Cunliffe (4) |
| IVANA | Dutch to Donald she was - in four stories? |
| THECONSTANT | 2001 novel by John le Carre whose central character is Justin Quayle (3,8,8) |
| CUNDY | Jody, Paralympian partnered by Jowita Przystal in Strictly Come Dancing in 2023 (5) |
| MICE | Of _ And Men, 1937 novella by John Steinbeck (4) |
| OFMICE | and 11 1937 novel by John Steinbeck (2,4,3,3) |
| TORTILLA | 1935 novel by John Steinbeck featuring the character Big Joe Portagee |
| FLAT | 1935 novel by John Steinbeck featuring the character Big Joe Portagee (8,4) |
| OFMICEAND | and 17dn, 1937 novel by John Steinbeck (2,4,3,3) |
| MEN | and 17dn, 1937 novel by John Steinbeck (2,4,3,3) |
| TORTILLAFLAT | 1935 novel by John Steinbeck featuring the character Big Joe Portagee |
| GRAPES | The ____ Of Wrath, novel by John Steinbeck published in 1939 (6) |