| BELLOC | Author who wrote Cautionary Tales for Children (6) |
| HILAIREBELLOC | French-born poet and essayist who is best known for his Cautionary Tales for Children (7,6) |
| HILAIRE | "Cautionary Tales for Children" author Belloc |
| HILAIREB | Poet whose volumes include 1907's Cautionary Tales for Children |
| BLYTON | Author of The Christmas Book, numerous Christmas tales for children and the many classic Famous Five, Malory Towers and Secret Seven adventures (6) |
| JUSTSO | ___ Stories, tales for children by Rudyard Kipling (4,2) |
| ADDISON | Chris ___, comedian-actor; author of 2006 poetry volume Cautionary Tales for Grown-Ups (7) |
| ALICES | The one we all read in childhood, Lewis Carroll's classic tale for children, ... Adventures In Wonde |
| FABLES | Cautionary tales |
| LESSON | Cautionary tale (6) |
| BREAST | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| JEANNE | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| LYCEUM | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| MIDDLE | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| RECKON | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| GATEAU | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| POODLE | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| TANDEM | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| SERIES | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
| GRUBBY | see 16ac, Do they compose spirited tales for other people? (12) |
