| FARFRAE | Donald, character in Thomas Hardy's novel The Mayor of Casterbridge (7) |
| CLYM | ___ Yeobright, titular character in Thomas Hardy's novel The Return of the Native (1878) (4) |
| VYE | Eustacia ___, heroine of Thomas Hardy's novel The Return of the Native |
| MICHAELHENCHARD | Titular protagonist of the 1886 Thomas Hardy novel The Mayor Of Casterbridge (7,8) |
| HENCHARD | Michael ?, hay-trusser; title character in 1886 Thomas Hardy novel The Mayor of Casterbridge |
| DONN | Arabella, character in Thomas Hardy's novel Jude The Obscure (4) |
| EVERDENE | Bathsheba, character in Thomas Hardy's novel Far From The Madding Crowd (8) |
| ERGOSUM | Character in Thomas Hardy novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles who marries the heroine |
| MELDREW | Character in Thomas Hardy novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles who marries the heroine |
| MERMAID | Character in Thomas Hardy novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles who marries the heroine |
| TOUGHIE | Character in Thomas Hardy novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles who marries the heroine |
| TOYSHOP | Character in Thomas Hardy novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles who marries the heroine |
| HARTLEY | Character in Thomas Hardy novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles who marries the heroine |
| ANGELCLARE | Husband of Tess in Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles |
| FARFROM | - - the Madding Crowd ; Thomas Hardy's novel featuring Bathsheba Everdene and shepherd Gabriel Oak (3,4) |
| MURDOCH | Rod much altered by locomotive character in Thomas & Friends (7) |
| WESSEX | Part of England associated with the author of The Mayor of Casterbridge and The Return of the Native (6) |
| SUEBRIDEHEAD | Love interest of Jude Fawley in Thomas Hardy's novel Jude the Obscure |
| EUSTACIA | ___ Vye, character in Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native (8) |
| DONALDFARFRAE | Rival of Michael Henchard in Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge (6,7) |
