| ROSEN | Michael ?, broadcaster; author of children's books Lovely Old Roly and Howler (5) |
| AIKEN | Author of children's books including The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Nightbirds on Nantucket and The Cuckoo (5) |
| AGLOW | Glowing initially - auld Gordon's lovely old watch (5) |
| TOLAN | Stephanie S. --, American author of children's books (5) |
| HELEN | _ Cresswell, late author of children's books including Moondial (5) |
| BURKE | James ?, broadcaster whose credits include BBC TV series Connections, Tomorrow's World and The Day the Universe Changed (5) |
| HORNE | Kenneth ?, broadcaster who co-wrote and appeared in BBC Radio comedy show Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh (5) |
| WHITE | E(|wyn) B(rooks) ___, US author of children's books including Stuart Little (1945) |
| SEUSS | Prolific writer of children's books, Dr. ___ |
| GRAY | Muriel ?, broadcaster and author of novels The Ancient and Furnace (4) |
| DRSEUSS | Pseudonymous author of children's books such as The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham (2,5) |
| ALANGARNER | Author of children's books Elidor and The Moon of Gomrath (4,6) |
| WILSON | Jacqueline -; author of children's books including The Story of Tracy Beaker and Girls under Pressure (6) |
| AAMILNE | English author of Children's books and poems (1,1,5) |
| BRANDRETH | Gyles ?, broadcaster and writer; Conservative MP for the City of Chester from 1992-97 (9) |
| DREAMY | Lovely old mates of Brian Cox last in astronomy (6) |
| ROLYPOLY | Stout men put up walls of lovely old college (4-4) |
| BLYTON | Writer of children's books and the creator of Noddy, the adventures of the Famous Five Secret Seven, etc (4,6) |
| ENYD | Writer of children's books and the creator of Noddy, the adventures of the Famous Five Secret Seven, etc (4,6) |
| WALLIAMS | Author of children's books including Billionaire Boy and Demon Dentist (8) |