| PETULENGRO | Jasper -, character in novels by George Borrow including The Romany Rye and Lavengro (10) |
| BORROW | George ___, English traveller and writer whose works include Lavengro and The Romany Rye |
| RASSENDYLL | Rudolf, character in novel The Prisoner of Zenda (10) |
| FIREANDICE | A Song of ___ ___ ___: series of novels by George RR Martin, starting with A Game of Thrones (4,3,3) |
| HEATHCLIFF | Prime minister with bluff character in novel |
| GEORGEBORROW | Author of Lavengro and its sequel The Romany Rye |
| LAVENGRO | The scholar, gypsy and priest in a narrative by George Borrow (8) |
| VERA | Forename of Ann Cleeves' character in novels including The Moth Catcher and The Seagull (4) |
| SMILEY | George, central character in novels by John le Carre (6) |
| THEROMANYRYE | Semi-autobiographical 1857 novel by George Borrow (3,6,3) |
| PALLISER | Plantagenet, character in novels by Anthony Trollope (8) |
| ICE | A Song of _ and Fire, series of fantasy novels by George R.R. Martin (3) |
| ASONGOFICEANDFIRE | Series of fantasy novels by George R.R. Martin (1,4,2,3,3,4) |
| THESCARLETLETTER | Cat shelter organised by character in novel (3,7,6) |
| GAMEOFTHRONES | TV series based on novels by George R R Martin (4,2,7) |
| ARCS | Paths followed by characters in novels |
| GIRL | "The Romany ___" (George Fuller painting) |
| SPURN | Slight encouragement needed by leading character in novel |
| SLAV | One in a race in Borrows's Lavengro |
| NARK | What name for a police spy or informer came from the Romany word for nose? (4) |
