| FARFRAE | Donald ___, Scottish character in 1886 Thomas Hardy novel The Mayor of Casterbridge (7) |
| SIM | Alastair ___, Scottish character actor who plated Amelia Fritton in the St Trinian's films |
| HENCHARD | Michael ?, hay-trusser; title character in 1886 Thomas Hardy novel The Mayor of Casterbridge |
| MICHAELHENCHARD | Titular protagonist of the 1886 Thomas Hardy novel The Mayor Of Casterbridge (7,8) |
| DIGGORY | Reddleman in 1878 Thomas Hardy novel The Return of the Native (7,4) |
| CASTERBRIDGE | The Mayor Of_, 1886 Thomas Hardy novel (12) |
| WESSEX | Part of England associated with the author of The Mayor of Casterbridge and The Return of the Native (6) |
| EUSTACIAVYE | Wife of Clym Yeobright in the Thomas Hardy novel The Return of the Native (8,3) |
| YEOBRIGHT | Clym, character in the Thomas Hardy novel The Return of the Native (9) |
| VYE | Eustacia ?, wife of Clym Yeobright in Thomas Hardy novel The Return of the Native (3) |
| DONALDFARFRAE | Rival of Michael Henchard in Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge (6,7) |
| VENN | Reddleman in 1878 Thomas Hardy novel The Return of the Native (7,4) |
| DERRIMAN | Festus, character in the Thomas Hardy novel The Trumpet Major (8) |
| DIGGORYVENN | Reddleman in 1878 Thomas Hardy novel The Return of the Native |
| EGDON | & 18D Setting of 1878 Thomas Hardy novel The Return of the Native (5,5) |
| HEATH | Setting of 1878 Thomas Hardy novel The Return of the Native (5,5) |
| EGDONHEATH | Setting of 1878 Thomas Hardy novel The Return of the Native (5,5) |
| THOMASHARDY | Author of Far From the Madding Crowd and The Mayor of Casterbridge (6, 5) |
| HARDY | Thomas, author of The Mayor of Casterbridge (5) |
| THOMAS | Acclaimed English poet and author who penned The Mayor of Casterbridge and Jude the Obscure (6, 5) |