| ABSE | Dannie -, author of poetry volumes Running Late and Ask the Bloody Horse |
| RIORDAN | Maurice ?, author of poetry volumes Floods and A Word from the Loki (7) |
| FROST | Robert, author of poetry volume A Boy's Will (5) |
| LARKIN | Author of poetry collections including The Less Deceived, The Whitsun Weddings and High Windows; or, the name of a rural family created by H. E. Bates (6) |
| AUMERLE | In 4.1, this character is accused of being involved in "noble Gloucester's death, Who wrought it with the King, and who performed The bloody office of his timeless end." Who is it? |
| DELAMARE | Walter ?, writer of poetry volume Peacock Pie and novel Henry Brocken (2,2,4) |
| AUDEN | W H ___, author of poetry collections Homage to Clio and The Shield of Achilles (5) |
| ASSIZES | The Bloody ___, trials that followed the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685 (7) |
| ROBERTROBINSON | Presenter of Call My Bluff and Ask The Family on BBC TV |
| HEANEY | Author of poetry collections including Wintering Out and Field Work who compiled the anthology The Rattle Bag with Ted Hughes (6) |
| THOMAS | Welsh author of poetry, the radio drama Under Milk Wood and the short story illustrated by Edward Ardizzone titled A Child's Christmas in Wales (6) |
| EWART | Gavin, author of 1966 poetry volume Pleasures of the Flesh (5) |
| MCKUEN | Rod ___, US singer-songwriter; author of poetry collections Lonesome Cities and Listen to the Warm ( |
| SHREWSBURY | In the play's opening speech, this characters mentions "King Henry's victory, Who in a bloody field..." Where is the bloody field he mentions? |
| JEFFREYS | Judge who presided over the 'Bloody Assizes' of 1685 (8) |
| REDRIDINGHOOD | Fairy tale figure of the bloody gangster on his bike? (3,6,4) |
| ANGELACARTER | Author whose short stories in The Bloody Chamber were based on fairy tales |
| CELERYSALT | Component of Canadian cocktail the Bloody Caesar, ___ ___ rimmed glass |
| ANTISERUM | University man tries to create the bloody stuff |
| IDES | Some time in March the bloody rent was due |
