| ANNALIST | A writer of historical records, year-books, etc (8) |
| MANTEL | Academic books on the Spanish writer of historical fiction Dame Hilary (6) |
| GEORGETTE | ___ Heyer, writer of historical romances and crime novels (9) |
| ARCHIVES | A collection of historical records providing information about a place, group or institution (8) |
| SUTCLIFF | Author of historical novels charting the lives of the fictional Aquila family in Roman Britain including The Eagle of the Ninth and The Silver Branch (8) |
| ABSTRACT | A summary or statement of the contents of a book etc. (8) |
| SINOLOGY | Study of Chinese is rising? No record year (8) |
| EPILEPSY | Fits in record year netting piles everywhere (8) |
| LEONURIS | Author of historical fiction born in 1924 whose novels include 'Exodus' (4,4) |
| OENOLOGY | Studying wine, upset one over record year (8) |
| ALMANACS | Year books |
| DECADENT | After ten years, books degraded |
| CAPSULES | Time -; caches of objects representing the present such as newspapers, photos, books etc that are buried for discovery in the future (8) |
| WORMHOLE | Space made by burrowing creatures in fruit, wood, books etc (8) |
| LITERARY | Relating to books, etc (8) |
| REVIEWER | Writer on films, books, etc |
| YEARLIES | Which books, etc, appear annually (8) |
| ADDENDUM | Supplementary material for a book, etc (8) |
| ANTIHERO | Ignoble central character (of book, etc) |
| THRILLER | Exciting film, book, etc. (8) |
