| MILLSANDBOON | Genre of escapist romantic fiction aimed at women (5-3-4) |
| CHICKLIT | Genre of fiction aimed at young women (5,3) |
| HOUDINI | Harry provider of escapist entertainment |
| BODICERIPPER | Historical romantic fiction (6,6) |
| CHICKFLICK | Dismissive term for a film deemed to be aimed at women (5,5) |
| LMN | Channel with TV films aimed at women |
| BOON | Mills & ___, publishers of romantic fiction (4) |
| NICOLA | ___ Cornick, author of Regency romantic fiction (6) |
| EARLIEST | First hint of romantic fiction in orient (8) |
| CARTLAND | Writer of light romantic fiction, Princess Diana's stepgrand-mother, d. 2000 (8) |
| COOKSON | Surname of the prolific historical, romantic fiction author who also wrote as Catherine Marchant (7) |
| WILLOUGHBY | Barrett --, American author of romantic fiction (1901-59) (10) |
| BARBARACARTLAND | Prolific author of romantic fiction (7,8) |
| RURITANIA | Hope land is full of romantic fiction (9) |
| ELOPE | Lovers used to ... to Gretna Green - in romantic fiction, anyway |
| SCIFI | Novel found on disc. If I'm lucky there will be escapist genre inside (3-2) |
| ASPECTS | Escapist made off without one of many faces (7) |
| SEACAPTAINS | Mainly they're bosses who work out an escapist answer (3,8) |
| ROMANCER | Escapist fiction writer right behind Catholic Church |
| THECHANNEL | Article on TV station an escapist work, perhaps, with French Connection (3,7,6) |
