| CROMPTON | Lancashire-born author of the Just William series of books for children (8) |
| RICHMALCROMPTON | English author who created the Just William series of books (7,8) |
| RICHMAL | - Crompton, author of the 'Just William' series of stories (7) |
| STALLION | The Black -; first in a series of books for children by Walter Farley (8) |
| THEWORST | - - Witch; series of books for children by Jill Murphy with characters including Mildred Hubble and |
| STCLARES | Series of books for children, six written by Enid Blyton and three by Pamela Cox (2,6) |
| ISHIGURO | Nagasaki-born author of the 1982 novel A Pale View of Hills (8) |
| HOSSEINI | Khaled ---, Afghan-born author of The Kite Runner |
| THOMAS | Name of one of the main characters in The Railway Series of books for children by Wilbert Awdry (6) |
| MILNE | Author of series of books for children featuring an overeating bear of "very little brain", a highly |
| UTTLEY | Author of the Little Grey Rabbit series of books for children (6) |
| FARAWAY | The - Tree; series of books for children by Enid Blyton that starts with The Enchanted Wood (7) |
| WILLIAM | Just -; series of books for children by English author Richmal Crompton (7) |
| RUDYARD | First name of the author of the 'Just So Stories' (7) |
| COLE | Self-taught Lancashire-born artist who painted The Oxbow, The Course of Empire: Consummation, The Titan's Goblet and The Voyage of Life series (4) |
| TOTO | The name of Dorothy Gale's little dog in L Frank Baum's Oz series of books for children (4) |
| FRANCESCA | ____ Simon wrote the Horrid Henry series of books for children |
| MAHY | Author of books for children and young people including A Lion in the Meadow, The Witch in the Cherry Tree and The Changeover (4) |
| LIMBO | The supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants and of the just who died before Christ |
| SCAMP | Fox terrier character in a series of books for children written by Enid Blyton under the pen name Mary Pollock (5) |
