| THETENANTOFWILDFELLHALL | Novel narrated by Gilbert Markham about his quest for Helen Graham's hand in marriage |
| ARGO | Ship used by Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece (4) |
| TUA | David, who came up short in his quest for the heavyweight championship |
| PEARLDIVER | He takes the plunge in his quest for riches (5,5) |
| ARGONAUT | Crew member of Jason's ship in his quest for the Golden Fleece (8) |
| COMINGUP | George Orwell novel narrated by the character George Bowling (6,2,3,3) |
| FORAIR | George Orwell novel narrated by the character George Bowling (6,2,3,3) |
| KRAKENWAKES | "The ... ...", John Wyndham novel narrated by the character Mike Watson (6,5) |
| LOLITA | 1955 Vladimir Nabokov novel narrated by the character Humbert Humbert (6) |
| DIARY | see 17ac, 1975 Russell Hoban novel narrated by the characters William G and Neaera H |
| TURTLE | 1975 Russell Hoban novel narrated by the characters William G and Neaera H (6,5) |
| LONELYROAD | 1932 Nevil Shute novel narrated by Commander Malcolm Stevenson (6,4) |
| ATOM | "The History and Adventures of an ___" (Tobias Smollett novel narrated by a tiny particle) |
| ONTHEROAD | Jack Kerouac novel narrated by Sal Paradise (2,3,4) |
| WORKMAN | Hand in marriage of two different kings accepted by lady (7) |
| ARGONAUTS | Heroes who accompanied Jason in his quest to find the golden fleece (9) |
| CATCHERINTHERYE | Novel narrated by Holden Caulfield |
| ICLAUDIUS | Robert Graves novel narrated by Nero's predecessor |
| OMOO | Novel narrated by a soon-to-be mutineer |
| GREATEXPECTATIONS | Novel narrated by Philip Pirrip |
