| FRAYN | Michael -; author of the plays The Two of Us and Noises Off and novels including The Tin Men, Sweet Dreams, Headlong and Spies (5) |
| WILSON | Sir Angus -; author of the story collection The Wrong Set and novels including The Old Men at the Zoo and No Laughing Matter (6) |
| IMMINENT | It is about to happen to the tin men I'm constructing (8) |
| MYRRH | Gift from the Wise Men - sweet cicely (5) |
| HAIG | Author of The Comfort Book and novels including How to Stop Time and The Midnight Library (4) |
| GREENE | Author of Journey Without Maps and novels including Brighton Rock and Travels with My Aunt (6) |
| MAXIMGORKY | Author of the plays The Lower Depths and Children Of The Sun (5,5) |
| GENET | Jean, author of the plays The Maids and The Balcony (5) |
| PINTER | Harold, author of the plays The Birthday Party and The Lover (6) |
| MICHAEL | Author of the plays Alphabetical Order and Noises Off (7) |
| SHERIDAN | Writer of the plays The Rivals and The School for Scandal |
| ONDAATJE | Michael -; author of the poetry collection The Cinnamon Peeler and the novel The English Patient (8) |
| IBSEN | Henrik ___, author of the plays A Doll's House and The Pillars of Society (5) |
| BENNETT | Alan ___, English writer whose works include the plays The Madness Of George III and The History Boys (7) |
| ALANBENNETT | English writer whose works include the plays The Madness Of George III and The History Boys (4,7) |
| ATLANTIC | It is mainly to the west of us and east of US (8) |
| LEAPMAN | Michael, author of The Book of the British Library (7) |
| MILLER | Author of the plays After the Fall and The Crucible (6,6) |
| ARTHUR | Author of the plays After the Fall and The Crucible (6,6) |
| TUCKER | Aussie singer-songwriter and actress from The Secret Life of Us and McLeod's Daughters, Abi - (6) |
