| BALLOU | Mick __, Matthew Scudder's criminal friend in the Lawrence Block novels (6) |
| SCUDDER | Private eye in Lawrence Block's novels |
| LAWRENCEBLOCK | Creator of the Matthew Scudder mystery novel series: 2 wds. |
| SINS | "The ___ of the Fathers" (Lawrence Block mystery) |
| EVERYBODYDIES | Lawrence Block book |
| JAGGER | Mick ___ , lead singer and founder member of the Rolling Stones (6) |
| MIGHTY | see 5dn, Noir author whose Scudder stories are set in New York (8,5) |
| GEISHA | see 5dn, Noir author whose Scudder stories are set in New York (8,5) |
| SAVAGE | see 5dn, Noir author whose Scudder stories are set in New York (8,5) |
| BUSTER | see 5dn, Noir author whose Scudder stories are set in New York (8,5) |
| LAZULI | see 5dn, Noir author whose Scudder stories are set in New York (8,5) |
| WEARIT | see 5dn, Noir author whose Scudder stories are set in New York (8,5) |
| LANDOR | see 5dn, Noir author whose Scudder stories are set in New York (8,5) |
| MUGABE | see 5dn, Noir author whose Scudder stories are set in New York (8,5) |
| MALICE | see 5dn, Noir author whose Scudder stories are set in New York (8,5) |
| WITHME | see 5dn, Noir author whose Scudder stories are set in New York (8,5) |
| PLACID | see 5dn, Noir author whose Scudder stories are set in New York (8,5) |
| ACTORS | see 5dn, Noir author whose Scudder stories are set in New York (8,5) |
| CARTER | Estranged Queen Vic owners Linda and Mick ___ (6) |
| TOBECK | Joel ___, Matthew Lawson in The Doctor Blake Mysteries |
