| HUCKLEBERRYFINN | Character created by U.S. writer Mark Twain who first appeared in the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (11,4) |
| SAWYER | Tom, friend of Huckleberry Finn created by U.S. author Mark Twain (6) |
| TWOMASTED | Type of ship in which eccentric Tom saw Edward (3-6) |
| BOOP | Betty, cartoon character created by U.S. animator Max Fleischer who first appeared in 1930 (4) |
| POPEYE | Cartoon character created by U.S. cartoonist EC Segar who first appeared in 1929 (6) |
| LADYGODIVA | Only Peeping Tom saw her ride! (4,6) |
| THATCHER | Becky, Tom's sweetheart in Mark Twain's book The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer (8) |
| MARKTWAIN | Pen name of Samuel Clemens who is famous for his book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: 2 wds. |
| SERENAWILLIAMS | 2003 and 2013 Best Female Athlete ESPY winner who wrote the kids book The Adventures of Qai Qai: 2 wds. |
| CLEMENS | Real surname of the American writer Mark Twain (7) |
| ELMIRA | Where writer Mark Twain (b.1835 - d.1910) is buried in upstate New York |
| COWARDLY | The ____ Lion, character in the fictional Land of Oz created by U.S. author L. Frank Baum (8) |
| HERGE | Belgian cartoonist best remembered as the author of the 23 comic books The Adventures of Tin Tin (5) |
| SCIENTOLOGIST | A follower of the beliefs created by U.S. author L. Ron Hubbard (13) |
| GRINCH | How the ____ Stole Christmas!, children's book about a pot-bellied malcontent by U.S. writer Dr. Seuss (6) |
| SNOOPY | Beagle in the comic strip Peanuts created by U.S. cartoonist Charles Schulz (6) |
| LEGENDS | ____ Of The Fall, epic tale by U.S. writer Jim Harrison later adapted into a 1995 film (7) |
| BROOKLYNBRIDGE | Landmark in New York City that was created by U.S. engineer John Augustus Roebling (8,6) |
| FAMILY | ____ Guy, animated TV sitcom created by U.S. actor Seth MacFarlane that began in 1999 (6) |
| BOURNE | Jason, ex-CIA assassin created by U.S. author Robert Ludlum (6) |
