| NESBIT | Edith, The Railway Children author (6) |
| LIONEL | Mr. Jeffries, director of the 1970 film The Railway Children (6) |
| CAVELL | Surname of Edith, the British nurse executed by the Germans in World War I (6) |
| BELLOC | Cautionary Tales for Children author, Hilaire ... (6) |
| SALMAN | ___ Rushdie, Midnight's Children author (6) |
| ADELLE | "Let's Have Healthy Children" author Davis |
| EDITH | Forename of the author who wrote The Railway Children, The Story of the Treasure Seekers and also the Psammead that includes The Story of the Amulet (5) |
| EDITHNESBIT | Author of the book 'The Railway Children' (5,6) |
| ENESBIT | British writer whose children's books include The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Railway Children |
| JENNYAGUTTER | Actress who starred in Walkabout, The Railway Children and The Snow Goose and who has starred in the BBC's Call the Midwife since 2012 (5,7) |
| PERKS | Character portrayed by Bernard Cribbins in the 1970 film version of Edith Nesbit's The Railway Children (5) |
| IBSEN | Author of The Railway Children losing time over another writer |
| ROBERTA | Full name of the eldest of 'The Railway Children'(7) |
| SALLYTHOMSETT | Actress who went from The Railway Children to star in Man About the House (5,8) |
| SALLY | First name of actress who played one of the Railway Children in the 1970 film (5) |
| AGUTTER | Jenny ---, actress whose screen credits include Call the Midwife and The Railway Children |
| LIONELJEFFRIES | English actor who wrote and directed the 1970 film The Railway Children |
| RUSSIAN | Nationality of Mr Szczepansky in The Railway Children (7) |
| VINEY | Mrs _ _ _ _ _ Three Chimneys housekeeper in The Railway Children (5) |
| CHARITY | The Railway Children, for example (7) |
