| ISPY | Best-selling children's book series by Walter Wick and Jean Marzollo |
| POKY | "The ___ Little Puppy" (longtime best-selling children's book) |
| DAHL | Author of the best-selling children's book "Matilda" |
| ADA | ___ Twist (best-selling children's book character) |
| ANGELINA | _ Ballerina, children's book series by author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig (8) |
| HORRIDHENRY | Children's book series by Francesca Simon, illustrated by Tony Ross (6,5) |
| TIMMY | Dog in The Famous Five children's book series by Enid Blyton (5) |
| BORROWERS | The -, children's book series by Mary Norton about the lives of tiny people (9) |
| NARNIA | The Chronicles of ___ children's book series by C S Lewis (6) |
| JUST | ____ William, children's book series by Richmal Crompton (4) |
| THEPRAIRIE | The Little House On ____, children's book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder (3,7) |
| ELOISE | Children's book series by Kay Thompson |
| PERCY | Best-selling children's series "___ Jackson & the Olympians" |
| ENID | Best-selling children's author, ---- Blyton (4) |
| JMBARRIE | Best-selling children's author who became a baronet |
| CANDLE | Dance round and round mid-ceilidh in Wick and surroundings (6) |
| CHIMNEY | Glass tube surrounding the wick and flame of an oil lamp; structure depicted by L. S. Lowry in Indus |
| DEADLYCLASS | 2019 TV series developed by Rick Remender and Miles Orion which is based on a comic book series by Image Comics: 2 wds. |
| MOYNAHAN | John Wick and Blue Bloods star, Bridget ___ (8) |
| KEANU | -- Reeves, John Wick and The Matrix actor (5) |
