| NEXO | Martin Andersen ?, Danish author of four volume novel Pelle the Conqueror (4) |
| HANS | -- Christian Andersen, Danish author of fairy tales (4) |
| KAYE | What was the surname of the entertainer who played the title role in the 1952 film musical Hans Christian Andersen? (4) |
| LACLOS | Pierre Choderlos de ?, French author of four-volume novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses (6) |
| PEAK | Four-volume novel by Sir Walter Scott, first published in 1823 (7,2,3,4) |
| MAXVONSYDOW | Swedish-born actor whose films include The Exorcist and Pelle the Conqueror |
| THERAJ | --- --- Quartet, four-volume novel series by Paul Scott, beginning with The Jewel In The Crown (3,3) |
| VONSYDOW | Max, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Pelle The Conqueror (3,5) |
| ALISMITH | Scottish author of four novels named after the seasons |
| OFTHE | Four-volume novel by Sir Walter Scott, first published in 1823 (7,2,3,4) |
| PEVERIL | Four-volume novel by Sir Walter Scott, first published in 1823 (7,2,3,4) |
| DANNYKAYE | Who starred and sang in the 1952 film Hans Christian Andersen? (5,4) |
| UPDIKE | Pulitzer Prize-winning author of four 'Rabbit' novels, d. 2009 (6) |
| WOLFF | Michael ___, U.S. journalist and author of four books about Donald Trump in power (5) |
| WARANDPEACE | Four volume novel by Leo Tolstoy (3,3,5) |
| ELIOT | T S ___, author of Four Quartets (5) |
| GRAHAMGREENE | Author of 4 (6,6) |
| YOUREMISSINGOUT | "That's a lost opportunity," and what can be said to the writer of four clues in this puzzle |
| DANTE | Non-occupant of this 5, tense, concealed by Andersen? |
| GREATDANE | Could be Scooby Doo, or perhaps Hans Christian Andersen? (5,4) |
