| THOMASHARDY | British novelist and poet whose works include Far from the Madding Crowd and Jude the Obscure (6,5) |
| THOMAS | British novelist and poet whose works include The Mayor of Casterbridge (6,5) |
| HARDY | British novelist and poet whose works include The Mayor of Casterbridge (6,5) |
| STAMP | Terence, English actor born in 1938, whose films include Far From The Madding Crowd and Last Night In Soho (5) |
| JACKKEROUAC | Novelist and poet whose books include On the Road, The Dharma Bums and Big Sur |
| TERENCE | and 12dn, English actor whose films include The Collector, Far From The Madding Crowd and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert |
| MAYAANGELOU | American author and poet whose first autobiography was I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings (4,7) |
| FLECKER | Novelist, playwright and poet whose works include The Golden Journey to Samarkand, The Old Ships and Hassan (7) |
| HENRIKIBSEN | Norwegian dramatist and poet whose plays include Peer Gynt (6,5) |
| SCHILLER | German dramatist and poet whose works include: Don Carlos, The Robbers and The Wallenstein Trilogy |
| SCRUMPTIOUS | Lovely crowd, and God-fearing - about time (11) |
| AMIS | Kingsley ---, novelist and poet whose works include Lucky Jim (4) |
| GEORGEARNOLD | American author and poet whose works include the humorous poem The Jolly Old Pedagogue |
| BENJONSON | English Renaissance dramatist and poet whose works include Volpone and The Alchemist (3,6) |
| STEVENSON | Robert ---, 19th Century novelist and poet whose works included Treasure Island (5,9) |
| LOUIS | Robert ---, 19th Century novelist and poet whose works included Treasure Island (5,9) |
| BAINBRIDGE | Beryl ___, British novelist and playwright whose novels include The Dressmaker and Injury Time |
| NESBIT | E. ---, English author and poet whose works include The Railway Children (6) |
| TODD | ____ Haynes, director whose films include Far From Heaven and Carol (4) |
| BERYLBAINBRIDGE | British novelist and playwright whose novels include The Dressmaker and Injury Time |