| ZHIVAGO | Doctor ___, novel by Boris Pasternak first published in 1957 in Italy |
| ROOMATTHETOP | Novel by John Braine featuring Joe Lampton, first published in 1957 (4,2,3,3) |
| DOCTORZHIVAGO | Novel by Boris Pasternak for which he received the 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature (6,7) |
| DOCTOR | 1957 novel by Boris Pasternak, _ Zhivago (6) |
| OWLS | _ Do Cry: first novel by Janet Frame, published in 1957(4) |
| ONTHEROAD | Second novel by US Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac, published in 1957 (2,3,4) |
| BORISPASTERNAK | Russian poet and author noted for his novel Doctor Zhivago published in 1957 (5,9) |
| NOBEL | Russian writer Boris Pasternak declined this prize for literature in 1958 which had been awarded for his novel, Dr Zhivago |
| SPA | Extract from Boris Pasternak relates to spring (3) |
| GRINCH | How The ___ Stole Christmas!, children's book by U.S. author Dr Seuss published in 1957 (6) |
| BRAINE | John, English novelist noted for his book Room at the Top published in 1957 (6) |
| DRZHIVAGO | A Boris Pasternak character (2,7) |
| BURGLARALARMS | *Security devices (Boris Pasternak) |
| LARA | Boris Pasternak heroine |
| DUMA | Lower house of the Russian parliament, established by Boris Yeltsin in 1993 (4) |
| ISOBAR | Line in answer penned by Boris, strangely (6) |
| SLEAZE | Muck from tip of shoe found in lounge by Boris, finally (6) |
| ETON | Public school in Berkshire, attended by Boris Johnson (4) |
| PROZAC | In favour of person ennobled by Boris providing drug |
| UXBRIDGE | ____ and South Ruislip, constituency in outer London held by Boris Johnson since 2015 (8) |
