| 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) |
| LECARRE | Pen name of the author whose novels include The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2,5) |
| ANTONY | ___ Beevor, British military historian whose best-selling books include Stalingrad (6) |
| DEIGHTON | Len ___, author of the novels The IPCRESS File and Horse Under Water (8) |
| BROOKNER | Anita, English art historian and writer of novels such as Latecomers and The Next Big Thing (8) |
| CHRISBALL | Noted carp angler, historian and writer (*crabs hill) (5,4) |
| RUSSIA | John le Carre spy novel, The...House (6) |
| SEBAG | Simon ___ Montefiore (historian and writer) |
| THIRTYNINE | John Buchan early spy novel, The ... Steps (6-4) |
| YEVTUSHENKO | Yevgeny ___, Russian poet and author whose works include 1993 novel Don't Die Before You're Dead (11) |
| ISRAEL | and 5dn, British humorist and writer whose works include the novel Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People and the play The Melting Pot |
| REBELWILSON | Australian actress and writer whose films include Pain & Gain, How to Be Single, Pitch Perfect, Bridesmaids, Ghost Rider and Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb (5,6) |
| ZANGWILL | see 6dn, British humorist and writer whose works include the novel Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People and the play The Melting Pot |
| MAXHASTINGS | Military historian who edited the Daily Telegraph from 1986 to 1995 (3,8) |
| NOAMCHOMSKY | American linguist, cognitive scientist, political activist and author whose books include Requiem for the American Dream |
| MACHIAVELLI | 15th-century Florentine politician and writer whose name is synonymous with devious ambitiousness (11) |
| BETTEMIDLER | American actress, comedian, singer and author whose 1972 debut album was The Divine Miss M (5,6) |
| SARTRE | Existentialist philosopher and author whose works include the novel Nausea and collection of stories The Wall (6) |
| BORROW | George ___, English traveller and writer whose works include Lavengro and The Romany Rye |
