| SHRIVER | Lionel, U.S. author noted for her 2005 novel We Need to Talk About Kevin (7) |
| LIONEL | ____ Shriver, U.S. author noted for her 2003 novel We Need to Talk About Kevin (6) |
| SWINTON | Tilda _, star of We Need to Talk About Kevin (7) |
| LIONELSHRIVER | Author of the novel We Need to Talk About Kevin |
| MINOGUE | Artist remembered in part for her 2005 album, 5 (5,7) |
| TILDASWINTON | Actress who played Kevin's mother in We Need to Talk About Kevin |
| JHABVALA | Ruth Prawer, German-born U.S. author noted for her novel Heat And Dust (8) |
| STYRON | William, U.S. author noted for his novel Sophie's Choice (6) |
| EDITH | ____ Wharton, U.S. author noted for her novel The House Of Mirth published in 1905 (5) |
| UPTON | ____ Sinclair, U.S. author noted for his 1906 novel The Jungle about the meat industry (5) |
| ROBINSON | Marilynne, U.S. author noted for her 2004 novel Gilead (8) |
| GABALDON | Diana, U.S. author noted for her Outlander series of novels (8) |
| HERMANWOUK | U.S. author noted for his novel The Winds Of War (6,4) |
| ERICA | ____ Jong, U.S. writer noted for her 1973 novel Fear Of Flying (5) |
| WHITE | Edmund ___, late U.S. writer noted for his semi-autobiographical novel A Boy's Own Story (5) |
| CARSON | ___ McCullers, U.S. writer noted for her 1940 novel The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (6) |
| TILDA | Oscar-winning star of 2011 film We Need to Talk About Kevin, ----- Swinton (5) |
| MILLER | Ezra _, starred in 2011 film We Need to Talk About Kevin (6) |
| ZANEGREY | U.S. author noted for Riders Of The Purple Sage (4, 4) |
| BLATTY | William Peter, U.S. writer noted for his 1971 novel The Exorcist (6) |
