| WILLIAMSON | Henry ---, British novelist best known for Tarka The Otter (10) |
| HOLT | Home for Tarka? (4) |
| PALMERSTON | Henry, British Prime Minister 1855-58 (10) |
| JEFFERIES | Naturalist noted for his depiction of rural life in works including Bevis, The Open Air and Tarka the Otter author Henry Williamson's favourite book The Story of My Heart (9) |
| TUNNICLIFFE | Wildlife illustrator who was a major contributor to the RSPB magazine Bird Notes and provided artwork for Henry Williamson's books including Tarka the Otter (11) |
| TAW | Devon river and setting for Henry Williamson's Tarka the Otter (3) |
| HENRY | Author of the novel Tarka the Otter (5,10) |
| WHITE | T. H. ___ (1906-64), Indian-born British novelist best known for the Arthurian tetralogy The Once and Future King (5) |
| HUGHWALPOLE | New Zealand-born British novelist best known for The Herries Chronicle |
| ORCZY | Baroness ___, Hungarian-born British novelist best known for The Scarlet Pimpernel |
| JAGUARUNDI | Small, unspotted New World cat, also known as the otter-cat because of its otterlike appearance and swimming ability. |
| USTINOV | Peter -; actor in a number of films including Spartacus and Death on the Nile who also narrated Tarka the Otter (7) |
| CAVILL | Henry, British actor who played Superman in the 2013 film Man Of Steel (6) |
| FUSELI | Henry, British painter whose works include 1781's The Nightmare (6) |
| MINK | Animal in the same family as the otter and the ferret |
| TARKA | What is the name of the otter in Henry Williamson's book? (5) |
| BRAGG | William Henry ---, British physicist who shared the 1915 Nobel Physics prize with his son Lawrence (5) |
| PELHAM | Henry, British Prime Minister 1743-54 (6) |
| CAVENDISH | Henry -, British chemist born in 1731 who recognised hydrogen (9) |
| ASQUITH | Herbert Henry -, British prime minister from 1908-16 (7) |