| GROLIER | Former American publisher of general encyclopedias, founded by Walter M. Jackson (7) |
| MARTINGOODMAN | American publisher of comic books who founded Timely Publications which later evolved into Marvel Comics: 2 wds. |
| THRILLER | M. Jackson album released 35 yrs ago (8) |
| BAUHAUS | German school of architecture founded by Walter Gropius (7) |
| TVGUIDE | Weekly founded by Walter Annenberg |
| CYCLOPS | Giant encyclopedias omitting various parts of Aeneid (7) |
| REGENCY | When Austen wrote of love and war, e.g. - encyclopedias should cover it (7) |
| LIBRARY | From Latin for "book", word for a bibliotheca of almanacs, biographies, compendiums, dictionaries, encyclopedias, fictions, floras, grimoires and/or other such biblions (7) |
| COMPTON | Big name in student encyclopedias |
| VOLUMES | Encyclopedias, e.g. |
| GREYISH | Tone of red jersey intermittently worn by former American actress? On the contrary (7) |
| SIMPSON | O J ?, former American football running back and actor nicknamed The Juice (7) |
| SPECTOR | Phil ___, former American record producer and songwriter convicted of second-degree murder in 2003 |
| LAMBERT | Singer and former American Idol star who performs with Queen, Adam ------- (7) |
| AZINGER | Former American golfer - a really good one, as his countrymen might say (7) |
| HOUSTON | Former American football team; 1960 and 1961 AFL Championship Game winners (7,6) |
| LUDLOW | Town in Shropshire, site of a castle founded by Walter de Lacy (6) |
| FORWARD | Encourage former American president embracing battle (7) |
| RETIREE | Former American worker on Hebridean island |
| PICKLER | Former American Idol contestant Kellie |
