| LESSING | Doris -; author of The Grass is Singing and The Golden Notebook (7) |
| RAGS | Most of the grass is cut, kids (4) |
| DORIS | British-Zimbabwean novelist awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007; The Grass Is Singing (1950), The Golden Notebook (1962) etc. (5,7) |
| SITCOMS | Shows such as "What We Do in the Shadows" and "The Golden Girls" |
| COLCHIS | Ancient country that was home to Medea and the Golden Fleece in Greek mythology (7) |
| DORISLESSING | British author of "The Golden Notebook" who won the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature: 2 wds. |
| LEIS | Doris ---, British writer whose novels included The Grass Is Singing (7) |
| JAMES | US-born British novelist who wrote books including The Portrait of a Lady, What Maisie Knew, The Wings of the Dove and The Golden Bowl (5) |
| BURNEJONES | Artist and stained glass designer who painted Sidonia von Bork 1560, The Beguiling of Merlin and The Golden Stairs; one of the last Pre-Raphaelites (5-5) |
| FRANCE | Where the sea is lamer and the golden undergarment is labrador? (6) |
| MEGANRAPINOE | US player who won the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball at the 2019 World Cup: 2 wds. |
| TAHOE | Lake of the Silver and the Golden State |
| MEGAN | Rapinoe who won both the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball in 2019 |
| REED | In the middle of my garden in East Looe, I've planted three trees and a plant of the grass family (4) |
| SWAIN | Rustic type puts the hay-cart near the end of the grass (5) |
| LAWCOURT | Most of the grass for playing tennis is for The Suits (3,5) |
| BAMBOO | What plant is the largest member of the grass family? (6) |
| RICE | What is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa, used as food? (4) |
| BEA | Actress Arthur of "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" |
| RUE | Actress McClanahan of Maude and The Golden Girls |
