| BROWNE | Hablot Knight -; artist known as Phiz who illustrated books by Charles Dickens (6) |
| PHIZ | Pen name of the artist who illustrated books by Charles Dickens, or "Boz" (4) |
| RALEIGH | Old knight, artist and old actress (7) |
| CHIMES | The ___, 1844 Christmas book by Charles Dickens featuring the character Toby Veck (6) |
| POTTER | Author of a series of illustrated books published by Frederick Wame & Co. who bequeathed 15 farms and some 4,000 acres to the National Trust (6) |
| ZODIAC | 'Black -', poetry book by Charles Wright which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1998 (6) |
| BRIGGS | Author of illustrated books including When the Wind Blows and Ethel & Ernest (6) |
| THEMAN | Novel by Bram Stoker; or, an Illustrated book for children by Raymond Briggs (3,3) |
| GERARD | Botanist noted for his illustrated book Herball, first published in 1597 (6) |
| BATTKEOFLIFE | The ___: A Love Story; the fourth in order of the five Christmas books by Charles Dickens (6,2,4) |
| THECHIMES | Second in a series of five Christmas books by Charles Dickens |
| MILLAIS | Co-founder of the "PRB" who painted Autumn Leaves and Bubbles and illustrated books by Anthony Trollope including Phineas Finn (7) |
| VICTORIAPLUM | Character in a series of illustrated books by Angela Rippon (8,4) |
| TOAD | Frog and -; series of illustrated books by Arnold Lobel (4) |
| MAN | "The ... ...", 1848 Christmas book by Charles Dickens (7,3) |
| HAUNTED | "The ... ...", 1848 Christmas book by Charles Dickens (7,3) |
| CAROL | 'A Christmas ---', book by Charles Dickens (5) |
| COPPERFIELD | David ___ : book by Charles Dickens (11) |
| SNOWMAN | The ___, 1978 children's illustrated book by Raymond Briggs (7) |
| EDWARDIAN | The Country Diary of an - Lady; illustrated book by Edith Holden (9) |
