| WOUK | Herman, author of the novel The Winds of War (4) |
| MELVILLE | Herman -; author of the novel Moby-Dick among many others (8) |
| HERMANWOUK | Author of 1971 novel The Winds of War (6,4) |
| ELKE | Sommer of "The Winds of War" |
| FALA | Canine appearing in "The Winds of War" |
| HERMAN | American author of The Caine Mutiny, The Winds of War and War and Remembrance (6,4) |
| TOAD | Mr ---, one of the main characters in Kenneth Grahame's novel The Wind In The Willows (4) |
| POLLY | Bergen of "The Winds of War" |
| ALI | MacGraw of "The Winds of War" |
| POLLYBERGEN | 'The Winds of War' Emmy nominee |
| ALIMACGRAW | "The Winds of War" actress |
| CFOS | Business leaders hidden backwards in "winds of change": Abbr. |
| ANAS | Hot winds of California, Santa ___ |
| 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) |
| EASTERLIES | The winds of holiday fiction? (10) |
| WAR | Wouk's "The Winds of ___" (3) |
| LINKLATER | Eric ____ wrote the children's novel The Wind on the Moon |
| TOADOFTOADHALL | Dramatisation of Kenneth Grahame's novel The Wind in the Willows written by A A Milne |
| ZEPHYR | A breeze, fine gingham, rower's jersey, light worsted yarn, shawl, silk wrap or thin vest, all as ethereal, gentle, soft or warm as the wind of the west (6) |
