| APHRA | And 20 Down Author of 1688 novel Oroonoko (5,4) |
| APHRABEHN | Author of 1688 novel Oroonoko |
| BEHN | Author of 1688 novel Oroonoko (5,4) |
| ROBERT | (and 20 down) Author of the 2016 novel on which 4 down was based (6) |
| STEPHEN | and 20 Down Writer-actor who played the title role in the 1997 film Wilde (7,3) |
| JACOBITES | Supporters of the royal house of Stuart after the deposition of James II in 1688 (9) |
| LABRUYERE | Jean de, French moralist noted for his Caracteres (1688) |
| JACOBITE | Supporter of James II after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 (8) |
| OROONOKO | 1688 novel by Aphra Behn subtitled The Royal Slave (8) |
| VILLAROSE | See 4 Down, Author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (5,4) |
| ANDJULIET | See 4 Down, Author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (5,4) |
| KHASHOGGI | See 4 Down, Author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (5,4) |
| MORRICONE | See 4 Down, Author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (5,4) |
| PROFESSOR | See 4 Down, Author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (5,4) |
| MACARTHUR | See 4 Down, Author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (5,4) |
| WITTERING | See 4 Down, Author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (5,4) |
| CAPRICORN | See 4 Down, Author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (5,4) |
| ONANYDOOR | See 4 Down, Author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (5,4) |
| SANDERSON | See 4 Down, Author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (5,4) |
| HEMPSTEAD | See 4 Down, Author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (5,4) |
