| RENDELL | Late English crime writer who created Inspector Wexford, Ruth ------- (7) |
| SIMENON | Georges, Belgian author who created Inspector Maigret (7) |
| COLINDEXTER | English crime writer who created Inspector Morse (5,6) |
| DEXTER | Colin ---, English crime writer who created Inspector Morse (6) |
| LSAYERS | English crime writer who created Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane |
| CREASEY | John. English crime writer who authored 1937's Meet the Baron (7) |
| DOROTHY | English crime writer who created Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane |
| OBSCENE | Crude English crime writer's given up taking cocaine (7) |
| IANRANKIN | Scottish crime writer who created Inspector Rebus (3, 6) |
| NGAIO | **** Marsh, crime writer who created Inspector Roderick Alleyn (5) |
| RUTHRENDELL | English crime writer who created Chief Inspector Wexford |
| IAN | _ Rankin, best-selling author who created Inspector Rebus (3) |
| DOROTHYLSAYERS | English crime writer who created Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane (7,1,6) |
| ANNCLEEVES | English crime writer who created Vera Stanhope (3,7) |
| ALLINGHAM | Margery ___, English crime writer who created Albert Campion (9) |
| AGATHA | Across English crime writer who created fictional detective Miss Marple (6,8) |
| CHRISTIE | Across English crime writer who created fictional detective Miss Marple (6,8) |
| REGINALD | ____ Hill, English crime writer who created detectives Andrew Dalziel and Peter Pascoe (8) |
| AGATHACHRISTIE | English crime writer who created detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple |
| RANKIN | Crime novelist who created Inspector Rebus, Ian _ (6) |
