| PERRYMASON | Fictional attorney created by Erle Stanley Gardner in 1933 |
| MASON | Surname of fictional defence attorney created by Erle Stanley Gardner (5) |
| DELLASTREET | Secretary of the fictional lawyer Perry Mason, created by US author Erle Stanley Gardner in 1933 (5,6) |
| PERRY | Mr. Mason, character in stories by Erle Stanley Gardner (5) |
| THECASEOFTHEVELVETCLAWS | 1933 mystery novel by Erle Stanley Gardner; first to feature Perry Mason |
| BERTHACOOL | Detective in books by Erle Stanley Gardner writing as A.A. Fair |
| DELLA | Secretary to Perry Mason in stories by Erle Stanley Gardner |
| STREET | see 14ac, Secretary to Perry Mason in stories by Erle Stanley Gardner |
| VELVET | 1933 mystery novel by Erle Stanley Gardner; first to feature Perry Mason (3,4,2,3,6,5) |
| THECASEOFTHE | 1933 mystery novel by Erle Stanley Gardner; first to feature Perry Mason (3,4,2,3,6,5) |
| CLAWS | 1933 mystery novel by Erle Stanley Gardner; first to feature Perry Mason (3,4,2,3,6,5) |
| NIECE | "The Case of the Sleepwalker's --", a Perry Mason story by Erle Stanley Gardner (5) |
| PSEUDONYM | A. A. Fair, to Erle Stanley Gardner |
| AAFAIR | Erle Stanley Gardner pen name |
| THECASE | Start of many an Erle Stanley Gardner title |
| AVA | Gardner in "Seven Days in May" |
| CAT | Animal inhabited by Joe Gardner in "Soul" |
| WICCA | Form of witchcraft brought to public attention by Gerald Gardner in the 1950s |
| HAMILTONBURGER | District attorney regularly defeated by author Erle Stanley Gardner's Perry Mason (8,6) |
| BECKINSALE | Kate ?, actress who portrayed Ava Gardner in 2004 biopic The Aviator (10) |
