| OLEN | Author Steinhauer of the Milo Weaver spy novel series |
| SHERRI | Steinhauer of the L.P.G.A. |
| TEDBELL | Author of the Alex Hawke spy novel series (3,4) |
| IAN | --- Flemming, spy novel series author (3) |
| SLOUGH | With 33-Across, British spy-novel series that inspired 16-Across |
| INFROM | John Le Carre's work, often referred to as the best spy novel of all time, The Spy Who Came ... The |
| LECARRE | John - -; pen name of the author of spy novels including The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People (2,5) |
| JACKAL | The Day of the -, bestselling spy novel (6) |
| DEIGHTON | Len, English author who wrote the 1964 spy novel Funeral In Berlin (8) |
| IANFLEMING | Author of spy novels, creator of secret agent James Bond (3,7) |
| LENDEIGHTON | British military historian and writer whose works include the spy novel The IPCRESS File (3,8) |
| RIMINGTON | An ex-MIS Director General, who wrote the spy novel The Devil's Bargain (2022)? (9) |
| ALEXRIDER | Series of young adult spy novels written by British author Anthony Horowitz (4,5) |
| FLEMING | Ian _, British author best known for his James Bond series of spy novels (7) |
| IPCRESS | "The ___ File": Deighton spy novel |
| THIRTYNINE | John Buchan early spy novel, The ... Steps (6-4) |
| RUSSIA | John le Carre spy novel, The...House (6) |
| PSYCHE | Spy novel half cheers the soul (6) |
| SISYPHEAN | He's in a spy novel, like work of Rolling Stones? (9) |
| THEIPCRESSFILE | The first spy novel by Len Deighton, published in 1962 |
