| CARTLAND | Barbara - - -, prolific 20th Century author known for her romantic novels (8) |
| FORESTER | C.S. ---, 20th-Century author known for his Horatio Hornblower series of novels (8) |
| BARBARACARTLAND | Prolific 20th century romantic novelist (7,8) |
| KINGSLEY | Mary __, Victorian writer known for her travels in west Africa (8) |
| SMOLLETT | Tobias ---, 18th Century Scottish poet and author known for novels such as The Adventures Of Roderick Random (8) |
| ISITLOVE | Violet is confused about her romantic feelings? |
| LOVESONG | A number of romantic novels go astray |
| SHALAMOV | Varlam ___, Russian author known for his Kolyma Tales (8) |
| NOTEBOOK | The _, 1996 romantic novel by Nicholas Sparks (8) |
| AGATHACHRISTIE | British author known for her murder mystery novels: 2 wds. |
| HEYER | Georgette ___, author known for her Regency romances (5) |
| SANDS | Canadian author known for her Argeneau series about vampires |
| ENID | _ Blyton, children's author known for her The Famous Five books (4) |
| CLAIRETOMALIN | Author known for her biographies of Austen, Dickens and others (6,7) |
| SAND | George - - -, 19th Century Romantic writer, known for her 'rustic' novels (4) |
| ANGELACARTER | 20th Century English writer known for her feminist and magical realist works (6,6) |
| VAL | Crime writer known for her novels featuring Dr Tony Hill (3,8) |
| NIN | 20th-century author famous for her journals |
| TONI | ___ Morrison American writer known for her use of gothic themes in her acclaimed novel Beloved |
| DELANEY | Her romantic meal for Mali Hudson was trashed in Home and Away (7) |
