| STERNE | Laurence ___, author The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (6) |
| SHANDY | The Life and Opinions of Tristram ___, Gentleman: the best-known novel by Tipperary-born Laurence Sterne. (6) |
| LAURENCESTERNE | Author of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy |
| TRISTRAM | Laurence Sterne's early comic novel, The Life And Opinions Of ... Shandy, Gentleman |
| TRISTRAMSHANDY | 'The Life and Opinions of ___, Gentleman' (though he didn't write it; Laurence Sterne did) |
| ISOLDE | Is Euripides at the outset describing former lover of Tristram? (6) |
| KELLER | Helen _, US author, the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts (6) |
| STRENE | Tristram Shandy author |
| PITMAN | Jenny ---, British former racehorse trainer and author; the first woman to train a Grand National winner (6) |
| KEYNES | Author, The General Theory of Employment (6) |
| STERNEVOICE | What the penner of 'Tristram Shandy' spoke with? |
| LAURENCE | ___ Sterne, author of Tristram Shandy, who lived at Coxwold in Yorkshire (8) |
| AMBLER | Eric -, English author (The Mask of Dimitrios) |
| HELLER | Author, the fellow with hesitation to pen lines |
| OPENER | Old writer the Queen is the first to receive? |
| EMETIC | Quote this writer the wrong way? It makes you sick (6) |
| TOLERANCE | The quality of being able to accept the beliefs, actions and opinions of others (9) |
| GRAHAM | - Greene, British author (The Third Man) |
| DESADE | "Justine" author, The Marquis ___ |
| WRETCH | Cut support for drained writer, the poor thing |