| SARTRE | French writer of the 1939 book of shor t stories Le Mur (6) |
| AMBLER | Eric ___, writer of the 1939 thriller novel The Mask of Dimitrios (6) |
| BALZAC | French writer of the 1832 novel Louis Lambert (6) |
| RAMEAU | This French writer of note ruined PhD - the making of Daphne du Maurier ... (6) |
| SALTAT | Nemo ... ____ sobrius, nisi forte insanit - Cicero's view of Strictly ...? (Mur. 1.13) (6) |
| TRYLON | Spire-shaped symbol of the 1939 New York World's Fair |
| LAMENT | Mourn the French writer of good book |
| VICTOR | French author of the 1831 novel The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, _ Hugo (6) |
| MARCEL | And 15 French author of the novel A la recherche du temps perdu (6,6) |
| BOULLE | Pierre, French author of The Bridge Over The River Kwai (6) |
| LESAGE | French writer of "Facts are stubborn things" |
| PROUST | Marcel, French author of the novel A la recherche du temps perdu (6) |
| SARDOU | Victorien, French author of the play La Tosca (6) |
| RUMERGODDEN | Author of the 1939 novel Black Narcissus (5,6) |
| ASCH | Sholem, author of the 1939 literary work The Nazarene (4) |
| EMILEZOLA | French writer of the series of 20 novels Les Rougon-Macquart (5,4) |
| ALAINRENELESAGE | 18th-century French writer of the play Turcaret and the picaresque novel Gil Blas |
| VERLAINE | French writer of the 1870 collection of poems La Bonne Chanson (8) |
| GENET | French writer of The Thief's Journal and The Maids (5) |
| MASK | The Three Musketeers and D'Artagnan are the heroes of the 1939 film, The Man In The Iron ... |
