| EUGENEIONESCO | 20th-century writer of the French plays Rhinoceros and The Bald Soprano: 2 wds. |
| JEANPAULSARTRE | 20th-century writer of the French plays No Exit and The Flies: 2 wds. hyph. |
| SAMUELBECKETT | 20th-century writer of the French plays Waiting for Godot and Endgame: 2 wds. |
| IONESCO | Writer of the 1959 avantgarde play Rhinoceros (7) |
| NANCYSINATRA | These Boots Were Made for Walkin' singer who sang on an episode of The Sopranos: 2 wds. |
| JENNIFERMELFI | Psychiatrist played by Lorraine Bracco on "The Sopranos": 2 wds. |
| FRANKIEVALLI | Four Seasons lead vocalist who had a recurring role on The Sopranos: 2 wds. |
| SAFARIPARK | Spot rhinoceros and giraffe on a drive through one: 2 wds. |
| CALF | Young of many animals including the cow, elephant, rhinoceros and whale (4) |
| SIRHENRYCOOPER | Hammer-thrower wiping out rhinoceros and prey |
| 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) |
| RACINE | French 17th-century writer of Phèdre and Andromaque |
| 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) |
| VIOLA | 6 Romans have nothing and the French play it (5) |
| GERALDINE | Dawn French plays ... Granger in The Vicar of Dibley (9) |
| MURDOCH | Iris _, 20th-century author and philosopher whose works included The Sea, The Sea (1978) |
