| WRITERSATWOODYPOINT | Annual literary festival in Newfoundland, August 14th to August 19th, 2018: 4 wds. |
| VAL | ___ McDermid, leading author coming to the DIVA Literary Festival in Birmingham |
| GREYCUPHALFTIMESHOW | Canadian Football League extravaganza Sunday, November 25th, 2018: 4 wds. |
| COUCHTALK | New show featuring Kate and Lee, premiering on August 14th, where they'll watch and comment on other Bravo shows |
| HAY | Music hall comic actor in films including Oh, Mr Porter! and My Learned Friend ; or, the short name of a Welsh town with an annual literary festival (3) |
| TURN | Surprise to arrive at a literary festival? (4-2,3,3,5) |
| UPFOR | Surprise to arrive at a literary festival? (4-2,3,3,5) |
| THEBOOKS | Surprise to arrive at a literary festival? (4-2,3,3,5) |
| AZTEC | Civilisation that flourished in Mexico in the 14th to 16th centuries (5) |
| WEDDINGDATE | The one Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have set is May 19th, 2018: 2 wds. |
| PRINCEHARRYSBRIDE | ROYAL WEDDING! Meghan on the world stage Saturday, May 19th, 2018: 3 wds. |
| BOOKERPRIZE | Big annual literary award for the best novel in English published in the UK |
| BRITISHEMPIREGAMES | 70th Anniversary! Commonwealth athletes competed in this international multi-sport event in Vancouver from July 30th to August 7th, 1954: 3 wds. |
| AXETHROWING | August 22nd to August 23rd, 2025 ...One of the events at the Canadian Lumberjack Championships in Mactaquac, New Brunswick: 2 wds. |
| CULINARY | July 30th to August 2nd, 2015:Yukon _ Festival (Regional food celebration in Whitehorse and #30-Acro |
| DANFORTH | Celebration of Greek cuisine in Toronto-. Krinos Taste of the _ (August 7th to August 9th, 2015) |
| RENAISSANCE | Historical period from the 14th to the 17th century in Europe |
| SHABBY | Dirty books in second venue for literary festival (6) |
| HALLWAY | Lobby every wife in home of literary festival (7) |
| LUTE | Musical instrunent with between six and 13 strings, used from 14th to 17th centuries (4) |