| KENNETHGRAHAME | Edinburgh-born author of The Wind in the Willows |
| GRAHAME | Kenneth ___ (1859-1932), Edinburgh born writer of The Wind in the Willows (1908) (7) |
| CONAN | Arthur - - - - - -, Edinburgh-born author who created Sherlock Holmes (5,5) |
| DOYLE | Arthur - - - - - -, Edinburgh-born author who created Sherlock Holmes (5,5) |
| KENNETH | Author of The Wind in the Willows - he twice takes on German tank in conflict (7,7) |
| BOWEN | Elizabeth, Dublin-born author of The Death of the Heart (5) |
| KAFKA | Prague-born author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial. (5) |
| BLYTHE | Suffolk-born author of the classic study of English village life Akenfield (6) |
| CROMPTON | Lancashire-born author of the Just William series of books for children (8) |
| ISHIGURO | Nagasaki-born author of the 1982 novel A Pale View of Hills (8) |
| ADAMSMITH | Kirkcaldy- born author of The Wealth of Nations (4,5) |
| HUGHWALPOLE | Auckland-born author of The Herries Chronicles, published in 1930 |
| RATTY | Role of Mark Gatiss in the 2007 TV version of The Wind in the Willows (5) |
| OHMRTOAD | Title of the fifth series of The Wind in the Willows on ITV |
| DANTE | Florence-born author of The Divine Comedy (5) |
| ANGIETHOMAS | Mississippi-born author of "The Hate U Give": 2 wds. |
| EUDORAWELTY | Mississippi-born author of "The Optimist's Daughter": 2 wds. |
| MICHAELONDAATJE | Sri Lankan-born author of The English Patient |
| NEILMUNRO | Inveraray-born author of the Para Handy stories (4,5) |
| HOSSEINI | Khaled ---, Afghan-born author of The Kite Runner |