| WOUK | Herman ?, author of 1971 novel The Winds of War (4) |
| MELVILLE | Herman ?, author of novels Moby-Dick and Mardi |
| HERMANWOUK | Author of 1971 novel The Winds of War (6,4) |
| BLATTY | William Peter ?, author of 1971 novel The Exorcist (6) |
| HAROLDROBBINS | Author of 1971 novel The Betsy (6,7) |
| TOAD | Mr ---, one of the main characters in Kenneth Grahame's novel The Wind In The Willows (4) |
| ELKE | Sommer of "The Winds of War" |
| FALA | Canine appearing in "The Winds of War" |
| MORDECAIRICHLER | Montreal-born author of 1971 novel St. Urbain's horseman: 2 wds. |
| ZINDEL | Paul ?, author of 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (6) |
| FORSYTH | Frederick, author of the 1971 novel The Day Of The Jackal (7) |
| HERMAN | American author of The Caine Mutiny, The Winds of War and War and Remembrance (6,4) |
| HOLLANDER | Xaviera ?, author of 1971 memoir The Happy Hooker |
| GRAHAME | Kenneth ___, British author of the 1908 children's novel The Wind in the Willows (7) |
| KENNETHGRAHAME | Scottish author of the 1908 children's novel The Wind in the Willows (7,7) |
| LINKLATER | Eric ____ wrote the children's novel The Wind on the Moon |
| POLLY | Bergen of "The Winds of War" |
| ALI | MacGraw of "The Winds of War" |
| FRAYN | Michael, author of 1971 play The Sandboy (5) |
| TOADOFTOADHALL | Dramatisation of Kenneth Grahame's novel The Wind in the Willows written by A A Milne |