| JEANPAULSARTRE | 20th-century writer of the French plays No Exit and The Flies: 2 wds. hyph. |
| EUGENEIONESCO | 20th-century writer of the French plays Rhinoceros and The Bald Soprano: 2 wds. |
| SAMUELBECKETT | 20th-century writer of the French plays Waiting for Godot and Endgame: 2 wds. |
| HUISCLOS | French name for Jean-Paul Sartre's play 'No Exit' (4,4) |
| SHOOAWAY | Brush off, as flies: 2 wds. |
| STRAIGHTON | As the crow flies, 2 words |
| FAULKS | Author of the French trilogy consisting of The Girl at the Lion d'Or, Birdsong and Charlotte Gray who also penned Jeeves and the Wedding Bells and the James Bond continuation novel Devil May Care (6) |
| MICHELDEMONTAIGNE | Writer of the French Renaissance who popularised the essay as a literary genre (6.2.9) |
| ORWELL | Mid-20th century writer or early 20th century writer, mostly (6) |
| QUENTINCRISP | 20th Century writer and actor famous for his memoir The Naked Civil Servant (7,5) |
| DOROTHYPARKER | American 20th-century writer noted especially for the ironical humour of her short stories (7,6) |
| SAMUELJOHNSON | 18th-century writer of A Dictionary Of The English Language (6,7) |
| MURDOCH | Iris _, 20th-century author and philosopher whose works included The Sea, The Sea (1978) |
| BALLANTYNE | RM, 19th-century author of the adventure stories Red Rooney and Philosopher Jack (10) |
| RACINE | French 17th-century writer of Phedre and Andromaque |
| GASKELL | 19th-century writer of North and South and Cranford |
| MERVYNPEAKE | 20th Century writer and artist known for his Gormenghast books (6,5) |
| TARTUFFE | The French play using pro - and suffer without wingers |
| TOLERANCE | Dream about love and the French play (9) |
| VIOLA | 6 Romans have nothing and the French play it |
