| MAHY | New Zealand author of numerous books for children including Leaf Magic and A Lion in the Meadow (4) |
| MORPURGO | Michael -; author of numerous books for children including War Horse and its sequel Farm Boy (8) |
| TOADS | Overwintering in hibernacula including leaf litter, compost and log piles, amphibians Bufo bufo that migrate back to their ancestral breeding ponds in the spring (5) |
| MIRROR | With early meanings including "to wonder at", "a crystal used in magic" and "a person deserving imitation", word for a looking-glass (6) |
| JOHNSONMUSHROOM | One Magic and a magic thing |
| CHIMERA | Mythological creature described by Homer as "in the fore part a lion, in the hinder a serpent, and in the midst a goat" |
| EDWARD | Forename of an artist who illustrated editions of numerous books, including Minnow on the Say, My Uncle Silas, The Otterbury Incident and Stig of the Dump (6) |
| ENID | Forename of the author of around 600 books for children including the Famous Five and Secret Seven adventures (4) |
| FINE | Anne -; author of novels for children including Madame Doubtfire and Goggle-Eyes (4) |
| BACH | Composer of the six Brandenburg Concertos and father of 20 children including Johann Christian who was music master to Queen Charlotte (4) |
| SARAH | Forename of the Duchess of York, or "Fergie", who has penned a number of books for children including Budgie and the Blizzard, Little Red's Christmas Story and Puddle Boots Christmas (5) |
| RANSOME | Author of the Swallows and Amazons series of 12 books for children including Coot Club and The Big Six (7) |
| MANE | Feature of a giraffe and a lion |
| CRAB | Zodiac symbol between twins and a lion |
| STEVENS | Author of the A Murder Most Unladylike collection for children including Arsenic For Tea, Jolly Foul Play and Cream Buns and Crime (7) |
| AIKEN | Joan -; author of a number of novels for children including The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (5) |
| EDGEWORTH | Lunar Society member, inventor of a perambulator, a phaeton, a turnip cutter and a velocipede, father of 22 children including the author of Castle Rackrent (9) |
| MANSFIELD | New Zealand author of short stories including Bliss, Mr Reginald Peacock's Day, The Garden Party and A Cup of Tea (9) |
| WILSON | Author of some 100 books for children, including those featuring Hetty Feather and Tracy Beaker (6) |
| ELBA | Idris whose character fights a lion in Beast (2022) |
