| RECTOR | John -, author of the novels Out of the Black and Already Gone (6) |
| INABED | 'Keep out of the black and into the red - nothing in this game for two _', Bullseye catchphrase (2,1,3) |
| ISSUER | Someone who publishes serious novel out of love (6) |
| LITHOGRAPH | Lost interest from the start in principal protagonist with Hogarth novel out of print (10) |
| BELUGA | A large sturgeon of the Black and Caspian Seas, a source of caviar and isinglass (6) |
| ROTHKO | US painter of "Light Earth and Blue" and "The Black and the Red" (6) |
| FOWLES | John, author of the novels Daniel Martin and The Collector (6) |
| IRVING | John, author of the novel The Hotel New Hampshire (6) |
| BUNYAN | John -; author of the 1678 allegory The Pilgrim's Progress (6) |
| MILTON | John -; author of the blankverse epic poems Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained (6) |
| BRAINE | John --, author of the novel 'Room at the Top' (6) |
| UPDIKE | John, author of the 2000 novel Gertrude And Claudius (6) |
| BUCHAN | John, author of the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps (6) |
| DRYDEN | John, author of the play All for Love (6) |
| EAGLES | "Already Gone" band |
| SETTER | Gun dog with breeds including the black-and-tan "Gordon", red "Irish" and speckled "English"; or, another word for a compositor, crossword compiler or typographer (6) |
| ZEBRAS | Zoo opening with wild bears - the black and white ones that go around in bands (6) |
| BERGER | John, author of the book G (6) |
| IVENS | Northants fly-fishing author, creator of the Black-and-peacock Spider (5) |
| SEVRUGA | Migratory sturgeon of the Black and Caspian Seas valued for its small grey caviar; Acipenser stellatus (7) |
