| DEQUINCEY | English critic died, a hundred in horse years |
| SARTRE | French philosopher, novelist and literary critic, died 1980 (6) |
| ICTERIC | Jaundiced view of English critic (7) |
| GKCHESTERTON | English critic, novelist and poet, 1874-1936 (1,1,10) |
| LEAVIS | English critic is seen after sabbatical, mostly |
| CRAIGRAINE | English critic and exponent of Martian poetry (5,5) |
| BEERBOHM | Sir Max --, English critic, wit and caricaturist (8) |
| HAZLITT | William ---, English critic and essayist of the early 19th Century (7) |
| SITWELL | We still represented an English critic and writer of verse (7) |
| MAXBEERBOHM | English critic, wit, and caricaturist whose works include Zuleika Dobson |
| BLOM | Which English critic edited the fifth edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians and wrote |
| LEIGHHUNT | English critic, essayist, poet and writer whose poems include The Story of Rimini and The Descent of Liberty |
| TYNAN | English critic Kenneth |
| VIVALDI | The music of which composer, who died a pauper in 1741, was reappreciated in the 20th century? (7) |
| NABOB | Back in nick he died a very wealthy man |
| DRAKE | English navigator died a debauched person (5) |
| MOLIERE | French playwright who died a few hours after performing in the last play he'd written (7) |
| FARLEY | Sheep Dog who famously died a hero in Canadian comic strip For Better or For Worse |
| COLLARD | Nick died a vegetable (7) |
| OBSCENE | Blue died, a bit of an act (7) |
