| THEHISTORYOFMRPOLLY | Comic novel by H.G. Wells |
| ALFRED | And 6 Across Titular protagonist of a 1910 comic novel by H. G. Wells., played by John Mills in a 1949 film adaptation (6,5) |
| YOUNG | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| CHER | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| DOWN | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| HISTORY | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| DISRAELI | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| HEAT | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| FOUR | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| BURN | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| LOCO | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| STICKTOGETHER | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| HUE | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| PLAYFAIR | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| TAKEANAP | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| OFTIME | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| ALLFEARS | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| WRITESELFLETTER | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| HOLDHANDS | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
| SHAREEVERYTHING | see 23ac, 1999 comic novel by Lynne Truss (5,4) |
