| RADCLIFFE | Ann -; author whose Gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho is referred to in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey (9) |
| BECKFORD | Vathek author whose Gothic revival building Fonthill Abbey was once the largest private home built in the UK (8) |
| BASE | Each of the four "stations" in a softball-like game mentioned in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey (4) |
| HENRYTILNEY | Catherine Morland's fiance in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey (5,6) |
| ANN | ___ Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho author (3) |
| PATCHETT | Ann ---, author who won the Orange Prize for her novel Bel Canto (8) |
| LECKIE | Ann -, author of 2013 science fiction novel Ancillary Justice |
| ISAAC | *Gothic novel "The Asylum" by ____ Mitchell |
| HALAM | Ann -, author of novels Dr Franklin's Island and Siberia |
| CIRCE | Mythical sorceress whose name is referred to in the Latin epithet of enchanter's nightshade, for it was thought by botanists to be used by the aforesaid spellbinder to bewitch Odysseus's companions (5 |
| DAVIS | Actress in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? who is referred to in a song performed by Kim Carnes (5) |
| HEN | A cockerel's female counterpart whose lack of teeth is referred to in a phrase meaning "extremely rare" (3) |
| NOSE | If you're from America then the front end is referred to in this singular form. (4) |
| LILLIPUT | Which imaginary island, populated by tiny people, is referred to in Gulliver's Travels (8) |
| AMIENS | City in Somme, France, whose Gothic cathedral is the largest in the country |
| CUTICLE | The locust is covered with a special kind of skin which is referred to as the ___ |
| DOCUMENT | Declared wharf second person signified is referred to in written record |
| MYSTERIES | The ___ of Udolpho, Gothic novel (9) |
| CHOP | Cutting back certain perennials after flowering to encourage more bloom later in the year, is referred to as the 'Chelsea ' (4) |
| ENGLISHMAN | Plantain is referred to as the 'foot' of this kind of person! (10) |
