| LYLY | Dramatist and novelist whose romances Euphues: The Anatomy |
| ARIOSTO | Poet whose romance epic Orlando Furioso (Frenzy of Orlando) tells the tales of kings, knights, princesses, warriors, flying horses and sorcerers (7) |
| NICOLETTE | Erinsborough lady whose romance with Kiri Durant recently ended (9,5) |
| STONE | Erinsborough lady whose romance with Kiri Durant recently ended (9,5) |
| AUGUSTSTRINDBERG | Swedish dramatist and novelist whose plays include Miss Julie and The Ghost Sonata (6,10) |
| STRINDBERG | August ___, Swedish dramatist and novelist whose plays include Miss Julie and The Ghost Sonata |
| MOLNAR | Ferenc ___, Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist whose play Liliom was adapted into the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel |
| APHRABEHN | 17th-century English dramatist and novelist whose works include the novel Oroonoko |
| TOLKIEN | Surname of the philologist and novelist whose works include The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings (7) |
| BROWN | Artist who painted The Last of England and Work ; or, a poet and novelist whose books including Greenvoe and Magnus reflect his homeland Orkney (5) |
| BARRIE | Playwright and novelist whose summer spent on the Scottish isle of Eilean Shona inspired his make-believe world Neverland, inhabited by Lost Boys, mermaids, Peter Pan and a fairy he called Tinker Bell |
| DIRKBOGARDE | English actor and novelist whose films include Doctor in the House and Death in Venice |
| MAXFRISCH | Swiss architect, playwright and novelist whose works include Stiller and Homo Faber |
| DUMAS | Author of The Count of Monte Cristo who was "pere" of dramatist and novelist Alexandre "fils" (5) |
| OLIVERGOLDSMITH | Musical craftsman, poet, dramatist and novelist |
| GENET | French dramatist and novelist (1910-86) |
| HENRYFIELDING | English dramatist and novelist, 1707-1754, author of Tom Jones (5,8) |
| BECKETT | Samuel , Irish dramatist and novelist (7) |
| STERNE | Anglican vicar and novelist whose principal work was denounced by Dr. Johnson, Goldsmith, Walpole and others |
| NICHOLASEVANS | English journalist and novelist whose 1995 novel is one of the bestselling books of all time (8,5) |
