| ELESS | Like the entire 290-page Georges Perec novel "A Void," curiously enough |
| ADAIR | Gilbert ___, author of "A Void," a 290-page novel without the letter E |
| AVOID | Georges Perec novel without the letter E |
| PEREC | Writer Georges whose 300-page novel "A Void" completely avoided the letter E |
| MALE | Like the entire cast of "Stalag 17" |
| RECUR | In a fire, curiously enough, it will happen again (5) |
| INCUR | Get a bit of strain, curiously enough (5) |
| HOLLOW | A void inside a tree ensures the bullet is on point (6) |
| MARIE | . ..... -Jose Perec, female French athlete who won three gold medals at the Olympics (5) |
| DOMINICA | Small island country in the Caribbean (290 sq miles; pop about 75,000) (8) |
| NODICE | With a void in diamonds, diamonds elicit a negative response |
| UPSTAGE | Puts off a void game to steal the limelight (7) |
| DIVA | Take nothing from a void comeback for the prima donna...(4) |
| SHIPS | These deliver, curiously enough |
| ROCKALL | Uninhabited islet 290 miles west of Scotland (7) |
| TAYLOR | New Zealand Test cricketer who made 290 against Australia in Perth in 2015 (6) |
| ROSS | New Zealand Test cricketer who made 290 against Australia in Perth in 2015 (4) |
| ANNUL | Lasting a year without a void |
| ANNAL | Book every 12 months to avoid a void (5) |
| EMPTYSPACE | No planets where planets should be - just a void (5,5) |
