| THEWITCHES | Children's story by Roald Dahl, published in 1983 (3,7) |
| CROCODILE | Depicted in a children's story by Roald Dahl, an animal known collectively as a bask or a float (9) |
| ESIOTROT | Children's story by Roald Dahl featuring the characters Mr Hoppy and Mrs Silver |
| THEBFG | Children's book by Roald Dahl published in 1982 (3,3) |
| MATILDA | Children's book by Roald Dahl published in 1988 (7) |
| FANTASTICMRFOX | Children's novel by Roald Dahl published in 1970, later adapted into a film (9,2,3) |
| THEWAYUPTOHEAVEN | A short story by Roald Dahl, originally published in The New Yorker, included in his 1960 collection Kiss Kiss |
| REDFOX | An animal with a brush for a tail, depicted in the Reynard cycle, several of Aesop's fables, a tale by Beatrix Potter and a story by Roald Dahl (3,3) |
| JAMES | Orphan boy in the title of a 1961 story by Roald Dahl (5) |
| WILLYWONKA | Fictional chocolatier created by Roald Dahl, and title character in a 2023 film (5,5) |
| UNEXPECTED | 1979-88 ITV drama series originally hosted by Roald Dahl |
| TALESOFTHE | and 25ac, 1979-88 ITV drama series originally hosted by Roald Dahl |
| GIANTPEACH | 1961 children's novel by Roald Dahl (5,3,3,5,5) |
| HOLLYWOODWIVES | Novel by Jackie Collins set in the LA film industry, published in 1983 (9,5) |
| HEIDI | 1881 children's story by Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts |
| HOLLYWOOD | ___ Wives English novelist Jackie Collins ninth and most successful novel published in 1983 |
| SHAME | Salman Rushdie's third novel, published in 1983 |
| TOOT | Name of the young tugboat in a 1939 children's story by Hardie Gramatky, and a 1948 Disney cartoon (4) |
| ADOGOF | 1872 children's story by Ouida (1,3,2,8) |
| ROADTOOZ | "The ... ... ... ", 1909 children's story by L Frank Baum (4,2,2) |
