| BRADLEY | Canadian mystery writer known for his "Flavia de Luce" series |
| INQUEST | "Da Vinci's ___" (Canadian mystery/crime series) |
| TORERO | One wearing a traje de luces ("suit of light") in the ring |
| MATADOR | Wearer of a traje de luces, or "suit of lights" |
| AESOP | Ancient Greek writer known for his fables |
| OHENRY | Writer known for his surprise endings |
| JOEL | -- Chandler Harris, writer known for his collection of 'Uncle Remus' stories (4) |
| DEFOE | Daniel -, English writer known for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (5) |
| CATULLUS | Roman writer, known for his love poems, who died c84 BC (8) |
| LEAR | Painter and writer known for his limericks (6,4) |
| EDWARD | Painter and writer known for his limericks (6,4) |
| EGONRONAY | Hungarian food writer known for his restaurant guides |
| IANRANKIN | Scottish crime writer known for his Inspector Rebus novels (3,6) |
| BASHO | 17c Japanese poet and travel writer known for his haiku (5) |
| BORGES | Argentinian writer, known for his maze-like stories (6) |
| TOLKIEN | Writer known for his epic fantasy trilogy, JRR ... |
| FORESTER | C.S. ---, 20th-Century author known for his Horatio Hornblower series of novels (8) |
| STEPHENKING | American gothic writer known for his works like It and The Shining that were adapted into movies: 2 wds. |
| EDGARALLANPOE | American gothic writer known for his works like The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart: 3 wds. |
| HPLOVECRAFT | American gothic writer known for his works like The Shadow Out of Time and The Dunwich Horror: 3 wds. |
