| GONZO | Journalistic style popularised by Hunter S Thompson |
| GONZOJOURNALISM | First-person reporting style popularized by Hunter S. Thompson |
| SCREWJACK | 1991 volume of short stories by Hunter S Thompson (9) |
| THERUMDIARY | Johnny Depp film based on a novel by Hunter S. Thompson |
| FEARAND | , 6D & 13D 1972 volume by Hunter S. Thompson subtitled A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (4,3,8,2,3,5) |
| LOATHING | Fear And ____ In Las Vegas, 1971 novel by Hunter S. Thompson (8) |
| SLAP | Bass guitar playing style popularised by Level 42's Mark King |
| MEAT | Moving bait style popularised by Ray Walton (7,4) |
| ROLLING | Moving bait style popularised by Ray Walton (7,4) |
| RAGTIME | Jazz style popularised by Scott Joplin (7) |
| TOTALFOOTBALL | Attacking soccer style, popularised by the Dutch (5,8) |
| WEIRD | “One of God's own prototypes. [...] Too ____ to live, and too rare to die.” (Hunter S Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) |
| RAOUL | __ Duke a.k.a. Hunter S. Thompson |
| LAS | Where Hunter S. Thompson found Fear and Loathing? (3,5) |
| FEARANDLOATHING | Classic Hunter S. Thompson novel, familiarly |
| LASVEGAS | Where Hunter S Thompson sought the 4D? (3,5) |
| ACID | Inspiration for Hunter S. Thompson |
| DUKE | "Doonesbury" character based on Hunter S. Thompson |
| STEADMAN | Ralph ?, British cartoonist born in 1936 associated with journalist Hunter S Thompson (8) |
| HELLSANGELS | Hunter S Thompson book, ...: The Strange And Terrible Saga Of The Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (4'1,6) |
