| DERREN | English illusionist, hypnotist and author, _ Brown (6) |
| FEARNE | Broadcaster and author, _ Cotton (6) |
| ADRIAN | Broadcaster and writer, _ Chiles (6) |
| JULIAN | Camp comedy star and writer, _ Clary (6) |
| TRILBY | The singer under the control of the hypnotist Svengali (6) |
| PYTHON | Language making the disturbed hypnotist sit out (6) |
| TRANCE | Canter about due to the influence of a hypnotist (6) |
| MESMER | Interminable disorder for German Chancellor given 50% discount by old Austrian hypnotist (6) |
| SLEEPS | Obeys the hypnotist, e.g. |
| WIZARD | Hypnotist |
| DAN | Author ___ Brown who wrote Inferno and Origin |
| INA | Aussie journalist, TV personality and author, ___ Buttrose (3) |
| NEVILLE | Piker supremo and author, _ _ _ _ Fickling (7) |
| MEERA | British-asian comedian and author, _ Syal (5) |
| TOM | McFly musician and author, _ Fletcher (3) |
| DAVE | Stand-up comedian and author, _ Gorman (4) |
| ROLANDO | Mexican tenor and author, _ Villazon (7) |
| SARA | English comedienne and writer, _ Pascoe (4) |
| RUTH | Gavin And Stacey actress and writer, _ Jones (4) |
| ERLE | Lawyer and writer ___ Stanley Gardner |
