| NEVERLOVE | Harold Robbins's first novel, published in 1948 (5,4,1,8) |
| ASTRANGER | Harold Robbins's first novel, published in 1948 (5,4,1,8) |
| HUTCHINSON | English book publisher, founded in London in 1887, noted for its single volume encyclopedia, first published in 1948 (10) |
| KINSEY | Which US sex researcher's reports caused controversy when published in 1948 and 1953? (6) |
| ADAM | - - - Bede, George Eliot's first novel, published in 1859, set in the community of Hayslope (4) |
| BEDE | Adam ___, George Eliot's first novel, published in 1859; set in the community of Hayslope (4) |
| ADAMBEDE | George Eliot's first novel published in 1859 (4,4) |
| STARK | Ben Elton's first novel, published in 1989 |
| LIAR | The -, Stephen Fry's first novel, published in 1991 (4) |
| METROLAND | Julian Barnes' first novel, published in 1980 |
| RODERICKRANDOM | The Adventures of ___, Smollett's first novel, published in 1748 (8,6) |
| INVISIBLE | ___ Man, American writer Ralph Ellison's first novel, published in 1952 (9) |
| REDHARVEST | US crime writer Dashiell Hammett's first novel, published in 1929 (3,7) |
| AMERIKA | Kafka's unfinished first novel, published posthumously in 1927 |
| QED | Gertrude Stein's first novel, published posthumously as "Things As They Are" |
| THEBLUESTEYE | 18-Across's first novel published in 1970: 3 wds. |
| EYRE | Jane -Charlotte Brontes first novel published under her pen name Currer Bell (4) |
| LALOOSH | Robbins's role in "Bull Durham" |
| THEBONFIREOFTHE | (and 15 down) 4 down's first novel, published in 1987 (3,7,2,3) |
| ATA | Jerome Robbins's "Dances ___ Gathering" |
