| BADDIEL | David -, comedian and author of novels Time for Bed and Whatever Love Means (7) |
| NEWYEAR | Novel time for a celebration (3,4) |
| WALLIAMS | David ---, comedian and children's author whose books include Gangsta Granny (8) |
| MIDDLEMARCH | Novel time for spring's awakening in Europe |
| OHANLON | Ardal, comedian and author of The Talk of the Town (7) |
| DRABBLE | Jigsaw-puzzle enthusiast and author of novels including A Summer Bird-Cage and The Millstone who has edited two editions of The Oxford Companion to English Literature (7) |
| STEPHEN | - - - Merchant, comedian and writer of The Office, pictured above (7) |
| CONTEXT | Study the actual words, and whatever goes with them (7) |
| TENNISM | A participant in the racquet sport in which love means zero/nil (7) |
| ZEBEDEE | Character in The Magic Roundabout whose catchphrase is 'Time for bed' (7) |
| NOTHING | What love means to a tennis player (7) |
| STRATUM | Play chords around a time for bed (7) |
| CLARY | Julian ___, comedian and author of novels Devil in Disguise and Murder Most Fab (5) |
| ELTON | Ben ___, comedian and author of the novels This Other Eden and Blast from the Past (5) |
| HUGHES | Sean, Irish comedian and author of the novels It's What He Would've Wanted and The Detainees (6) |
| SANDI | Comedienne and author of novels Hitler's Canary and Flying Under Bridges (5,7) |
| SPIKEMILLIGAN | Comedian and author of the novel Puckoon who died in 2002 (5,8) |
| GRAY | Muriel ?, broadcaster and author of novels The Ancient and Furnace (4) |
| SNOW | C.P., author of the 1949 novel Time of Hope (4) |
| OSMAN | Richard -, television presenter and author of novels including The Bullet That Missed |
