| FORESTER | C S -, author of novels The Commodore and Lord Hornblower (8) |
| LEWIS | C.S. -; author of the novels chronicling the land of Narnia (5) |
| CONNELLY | Michael, U.S. author of detective novels featuring Harry Bosch (8) |
| SINCLAIR | Upton, U.S. author of 1906 novel The Jungle (8) |
| COMPUTES | Calculates that the Commodore may become upset (8) |
| MEGCABOT | U.S. author of The Princess Diaries (3,5) |
| CROMWELL | Name the English general, Puritan statesman, and lord protector of the Commonwealth, Oliver ... (8) |
| BLUDGEON | Bishop and Lord having good time spanning many years in club (8) |
| LIONELRICHIE | Singer who rose to fame in the Commodores and co-wrote the American charity record We Are the World |
| THREETIMESALADY | 1978 #1 hit for the Commodores (and this puzzle's title) |
| LIONEL | Which singer started with The Commodores and co-wrote 'We Are The World' with Michael Jackson? (6,6) |
| RICHIE | Which singer started with The Commodores and co-wrote 'We Are The World' with Michael Jackson? (6,6) |
| BYATT | A S -, author of the novels Still Life and The Virgin in the Garden (5) |
| ASHPLANT | Constitutional asset with crook entertaining Commons and Lords? |
| ZEUS | He was the founder of the Olympian dynasty, father of gods and men, god of the sky, and lord of Olympus, where he resides. |
| NAIPAUL | V. S. -; author of In a Free State and The Enigma of Arrival (7) |
| COLLINS | Suzanne, U.S. author of the dystopian young adult novel series, The Hunger Games (7) |
| KESEY | Ken, U.S. author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (5) |
| SISTER | "Lord help the mister who comes between me and my ...; And lord help the sister who comes between me and my man," sang Rosemary and Betty Clooney |
| ORLANDO | Star of Pirates Of The Caribbean and Lord Of The Rings franchises (------- Bloom) |
