| EDNAOBRIEN | Irish writer whose memoir Country Girl was published in 2012 (4,6) |
| EDNA | ___ O'Brien, Irish author whose debut novel The Country Girls was published in 1960 (4) |
| ODETS | Group Theatre co-founder and author of Waiting for Lefty whose play The Country Girl was adapted into a film with Grace Kelly (5) |
| CAROLEKING | U.S. singer/songwriter whose autobiography A Natural Woman was published in 2012 (6,4) |
| SUSANNAKAYSEN | American author whose memoir "Girl, Interrupted" was adapted into a 1999 film: 2 wds. |
| MAYLE | Author whose memoir A Year in Provence was adapted into a television mini-series starring John Thaw and Lindsay Duncan, and novel A Good Year into a film with Russell Crowe and Albert Finney (5) |
| BARTLETT | The 18th edition of his original work was published in 2012 |
| MAEVEBINCHY | Irish author whose final novel, A Week in Winter, was published in 2012 |
| OSCARWILDE | Irish writer whose only novel is The Picture of Dorian Gray |
| JAMESJOYCE | Irish author whose works include 'Ulysses' (5,5) |
| PEPPERLADY | What David Beckham thought his wife Victoria's stage name in the Spice Girls was, in a new Super Bowl ad, when he couldn't remember "Posh Spice" |
| DISHWASHER | The pretty girl was her home help (4-6) |
| PRETTYWELL | How the attractive and healthy girl was getting on? (6,4) |
| UNATTENDED | Girl was inclined to accept time alone |
| OBRIEN | Edna - - -, Irish writer whose first novel was The Country Girls (6) |
| BRITNEYSPEARS | U.S. singer whose memoir The Woman In Me was published in 2023 (7,6) |
| STEIN | Rick, English chef whose memoir Under a Mackerel Sky was published in 2013 (5) |
| ROBINSON | Tony, actor and TV presenter whose memoir No Cunning Plan was published in 2016 (8) |
| OCONNOR | Sinead, singer whose memoir Rememberings was published in 2021 (7) |
| GIRL | Gone ____, crime thriller novel by Gillian Flynn published in 2012 (4) |
