| OFDAY | 1980 Novel by Anita Desai (2,3) |
| CLEAR | '-- Light of Day', 1980 novel by Anita Desai (5) |
| LIGHT | 1980 novel by Anita Desai (5) |
| CLEARLIGHT | 1980 Novel by Anita Desai (5,5) |
| DULAC | 1984 novel by Anita Brookner (2,3) |
| BRIEF | 1990 novel by Anita Brookner (5,5) |
| HOTEL | 1984 novel by Anita Brookner (5) |
| LIVES | 1990 novel by Anita Brookner (5,5) |
| CONGO | 1980 novel by Michael Crichton set in Africa (5) |
| DAISY | 1980 novel by Judith Krantz (8,5) |
| RITES | 1980 novel by William Golding (5,2,7) |
| ANITA | Ms. Desai, author of children's novel The Village by the Sea (5) |
| WATTS | Eastenders character played by Anita Dobson, Angie ___ (5) |
| ANOOP | Mr. Desai of "American Idol" Season 8 in 2009 |
| REHAD | Award-winning documentary filmmaker ___ Desai |
| ATHOL | Mr. Fugard, author of 1980 novel Tsotsi |
| ELLIS | Pen name of Edith Pargeter; author of 1980 novel Monk's Hood (5,6) |
| STRANGERS | 2009 novel by Anita Brookner (9) |
| HOTELDULAC | 1984 Booker-McConnell Prize-winning novel by Anita Brookner |
| GENTLEMEN | '-- Prefer Blondes', novel by Anita Loos (9) |
