| ISLE | Man being one Doris Lessing embraces (4) |
| LOOK | Just One -, Doris Troy hit (4) |
| THEGOOD | 1985 novel by Doris Lessing (3,4,9) |
| THESTORM | 1958 novel by Doris Lessing (1,6,4,3,5) |
| ARIPPLEFROM | 1958 novel by Doris Lessing (1,6,4,3,5) |
| GOODTERRORIST | 'The ---', 1985 novel by Doris Lessing (4,9) |
| KING | Top man being noisy at the bar? (4) |
| FIFTHCHILD | The -, 1988 short novel by Doris Lessing (5,5) |
| MARTHAQUEST | 1952 novel by Doris Lessing (6,5) |
| THEGOLDENNOTEBOOK | 1962 novel by Doris Lessing whose central character is Anna Wulf |
| HAS | "Every child ___ the capacity to be everything": Doris Lessing |
| ISLES | Small land holdings in Doris Lessing book (5) |
| TERRORIST | 'The Good ---', 1985 novel by Doris Lessing (9) |
| CLEFT | The ___, 2007 novel by Doris Lessing (5) |
| THEGOLDEN | 1962 novel by Doris Lessing whose central character is Anna Wulf (3,6,8) |
| NOTEBOOK | 1962 novel by Doris Lessing whose central character is Anna Wulf (3,6,8) |
| SIT | "___ Down", 1989 single by English band James inspired by author Doris Lessing (3) |
| TOOL | Travel along in plane, being one (4) |
| VAIN | It's no good just being one in front (4) |
| AUNT | Being one of the family, is naturally upset at first (4) |
