| GRIMUS | 1975 debut novel by Salman Rushdie (6) |
| LOFGREN | 1975 debut album "Nils ___" |
| KIMBERLY | The first track on side two of Patti Smith's 1975 debut album Horses |
| VERSES | The Satanic ___, novel by Salman Rushdie published 30 years ago (6) |
| THESATANICVERSES | Novel by Salman Rushdie, regarded as blasphemous by many Muslims (3,7,6) |
| SATANICVERSES | 'The ---', 1988 novel by Salman Rushdie (7,6) |
| SHALIMAR | 2005 novel by Salman Rushdie (8,3,5) |
| LUKAANDTHEFIREOFLIFE | 2010 novel by Salman Rushdie |
| FIREOFLIFE | 2010 novel by Salman Rushdie (4,3,3,4,2,4) |
| LUKAANDTHE | 2010 novel by Salman Rushdie (4,3,3,4,2,4) |
| CITY | Victory ---, 2023 novel by Salman Rushdie (4) |
| SATANIC | The Verses, novel by Salman Rushdie (7) |
| THEMOORS | & 13D 1995 novel by Salman Rushdie (3,5,4,4) |
| LASTSIGH | 1995 novel by Salman Rushdie (3,5,4,4) |
| THECLOWN | 2005 novel by Salman Rushdie (8,3,5) |
| SHAME | 1983 novel by Salman Rushdie (5) |
| CHILDREN | Midnight's ___, novel by Salman Rushdie (8) |
| MAGICREALISM | Genre used by Salman Rushdie and Gabriel Garcia Marquez |
| AERO | Chocolate bar whose slogan "irresistibubble" was written by Salman Rushdie |
| BEINGHUMAN | Charitable foundation started by Salman Khan (5,5) |
