| ISHIGURO | English writer, Sir Hugo, involved originally in play |
| DRAX | Sir Hugo --, character in Ian Fleming's novel 'Moonraker' (4) |
| MOONRAKER | Ian Fleming book in which Sir Hugo Drax appears (9) |
| SCOTT | "Guy Mannering" writer Sir Walter ___ |
| DOYLE | Writer, Sir Arthur Conan ___ (b.1859 - d.1930) |
| CONAN | Writer Sir Arthur __ Doyle |
| RALEIGH | Name the English explorer and author, Sir Walter ... (7) |
| SAXONVIOLENCE | "Ivanhoe" author Sir Walter Scott promised to avoid... |
| USTINOV | British actor and author, Sir Peter ....... (1921-2004) |
| RUSHDIE | British-indian author, Sir Salman _ (7) |
| SHE | Novel by King Solomon's Mines author Sir Henry Rider Haggard (3) |
| WARHORSE | Author Sir Michael Morpurgo's novel for children that has been adapted to stage and screen (3,5) |
| CANDLE | ____ in the Wind, song by Elton John released in 1974 originally in honour of Marilyn Monroe (6) |
| LANCE | Cavalry weapon used in combat originally in a way (5) |
| NOUVEAU | Upstarts originally in costly house in our avenue - outrageous! (7,5) |
| AGOGO | Turn in silver objects originally in abundance |
| ANDERSEN | Writer's extensive range, including rhymes originally in French |
| DEADLANGUAGE | Style of expression out of play originally in Latin, for example |
| PUNJABI | Thrust in joke originally in Asian language |
| PUNIC | Word-play I construed originally in an ancient language |
