| HAWKSMOOR | 1985 novel by Peter Ackroyd (9) |
| ILLYWHACKER | 1985 novel by Peter Carey (11) |
| ENGLISHMUSIC | 1992 novel by Peter Ackroyd |
| THEGREAT | 1982 novel by Peter Ackroyd (3,5,4,2,6) |
| FIREOFLONDON | 1982 novel by Peter Ackroyd (3,5,4,2,6) |
| GOLEM | The Limehouse -; 2016 British film with Olivia Cooke and Bill Nighy based on a novel by Peter Ackroyd (5) |
| TERRORIST | 'The Good ---', 1985 novel by Doris Lessing (9) |
| MEXICOSET | 1985 novel by Len Deighton (6,3) |
| STILLLIFE | 1985 novel by A S Byatt (5,4) |
| ENGLISH | And 17 Down 1992 novel by Peter Ackroyd (7,5) |
| ENGLAND | Country written about in a series of historical books by author Peter Ackroyd subtitled Foundation, Tudors, Civil War, Revolution and Dominion (7) |
| CARLSAGAN | American astronomer; author of 1985 novel Contact (4,5) |
| THEHANDMAIDS | 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood (3,9,4) |
| THEGOOD | 1985 novel by Doris Lessing (3,4,9) |
| GOODTERRORIST | 'The ---', 1985 novel by Doris Lessing (4,9) |
| LESSTHANZERO | 1985 novel by Bret Easton Ellis named after a song by Elvis Costello |
| LONESOME | And 19 1985 novel by Larry McMurtry (8,4) |
| IMP | 1985 novel by Andrew Neiderman (3) |
| LONESOMEDOVE | 1985 novel by Larry McMurtry (8,4) |
| WALKING | 1985 novel by Iain Banks (7,2,5) |
