| DUPIN | C Auguste -, detective creation of Edgar Allan Poe who first appeared in 1841's The Murders in the Rue Morgue (5) |
| USHER | 'The Fall of the House of -----', Edgar Allan Poe (5) |
| LIGHTER | Less profound origins of Gothic horror in volume of Edgar Allan Poe? |
| AMERICAN | Nationality of Edgar Allan Poe |
| TALES | Many works of Edgar Allan Poe |
| EDMUND | First name of the character "Blackadder" played by Rowan Atkinson; or, the younger brother of Edgar in Shakespeare's King Lear (6) |
| APOGEE | The highest point reached was the age of Edgar Allan |
| POSSIBLE | In the embrace of Edgar Allan, wild bliss is quite feasible (8) |
| CASSATT | Impressionist friend of Edgar Degas who painted The Cup of Tea, The Boating Party and Young Mother Sewing (7) |
| POSES | The attitudes of Edgar Allan once aboard (5) |
| IFYOUREALLYWANT | Opening of "The Catcher in the R..." (TL;DR) |
| TEAZLE | Sir Peter, character in the R.B. Sheridan play The School for Scandal (6) |
| TARZAN | Fictional creation of edgar rice Burroughs (6) |
| POE | Creator of the sleuth C. Auguste Dupin |
| DEACON | An ordained minister ranking below a priest in the R.C. Church (6) |
| ISABELLA | First name of Edgar Linton's sister, abused by husband Heathcliff in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights (8) |
| EDWARDTHEMARTYR | Son of Edgar the Peaceful who was king from 975 until 978, when he was killed at Corfe Castle (6,3,6) |
| LORELEI | Legendary siren and rock in the R Rhine (7) |
| GUNN | Ben ___, marooned pirate in the R L Stevenson novel Treasure Island (4) |
| FRACAS | Uproar created initially by Air Commodores in the R.A.F. (6) |
