| THERED | 1965 Iris Murdoch novel set in Ireland (3,3) |
| ANDTHE | 1965 Iris Murdoch novel set in Ireland (3,3) |
| GREEN | 1965 Iris Murdoch novel set in Ireland (5) |
| PUPIL | 'The ----- ', Iris Murdoch novel set in the town of Ennistone (12,5) |
| PHILOSOPHERS | 'The ----- ', Iris Murdoch novel set in the town of Ennistone (12,5) |
| THEBELL | Iris Murdoch novel set in a lay religious community next door to a convent |
| THESEA | Repeated, an Iris Murdoch novel |
| ENTIRE | Whole of book set in Ireland (6) |
| BODKIN | A dagger - and a 2024 Netflix comedy set in Ireland (6) |
| SAVEDBYTHEBELL | Collected beside Iris Murdoch novel delivered just in time (5,2,3,4) |
| THESEATHESEA | 1978 Iris Murdoch novel featuring Charles Arrowby (3,3,3,3) |
| NET | Under the ___, Iris Murdoch novel (3) |
| AWORDCHILD | 1975 Iris Murdoch novel whose central character is Hilary Burde |
| CATO | Henry and ___, Iris Murdoch novel (4) |
| ASEVEREDHEAD | Iris Murdoch novel (1,7,4) |
| UNDERTHENET | Iris Murdoch novel (5,3,3) |
| AWORD | Iris Murdoch novel whose central character is Hilary Burde (1,4) |
| CHILD | Iris Murdoch novel whose central character is Hilary Burde (5) |
| TRINITY | Leon Uris novel set in Ireland |
| THECRYINGGAME | Crime gang - they appeared in a dark movie drama set in Ireland (3,6,4) |
