| NESBIT | Novelist who wrote The Story of the Treasure Seekers, The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Railway Children (6) |
| ENESBIT | British writer whose children's books include The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Railway Children |
| EDITH | Forename of the author who wrote The Railway Children, The Story of the Treasure Seekers and also the Psammead that includes The Story of the Amulet (5) |
| VINE | Pen name under which Ruth Rendell's mysteries including The House of Stairs, King Solomon's Carpet and The Birthday Present were published (4) |
| REFUGEE | To acknowledge the courage of asylum seekers the United Nations General Assembly established June 20 |
| IMELDASTAUNTON | Actress whose films include Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Vera Drake (6,8) |
| PRATCHETT | Author of the novels The Fifth Elephant and The Carpet People (9) |
| TERRY | Author of the novels The Fifth Elephant and The Carpet People (9) |
| BEATIT | How to clean the carpet and go away (4,2) |
| BEATINGIT | Cleaning the carpet and leaving (7,2) |
| ELON | North Carolina university nicknamed the Phoenix (and, formerly, the Fightin' Christians) |
| PHOENIX | The ___ and the Carpet, E Nesbit novel (7) |
| AGATHA | Forename of the "Queen of Crime" who wrote the story The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and the novel Hercule Poirot's Christmas (6) |
| ARIEL | One of the Durants who wrote "The Story of Civilization" |
| PRITCHETT | Author born above a toyshop who wrote the story collection You Make Your Own Life and the memoirs A Cab at the Door and Midnight Oil (9) |
| TWOHY | David, US director who wrote the story for the film The Fugitive (1993) (5) |
| ELTON | Ben, comedian who wrote the story for the Queen jukebox musical We Will Rock You (5) |
| AUSTIN | Which US city, on the Colorado River and the railway line to San Antonio, is the capital of Texas? ( |
| HER | 2013 science-fiction romance film starring Joaquin Phoenix and the voice of Scarlett Johansson (3) |
| SIERRA | *Bogart, star of "The Treasure of the ____ Madre" |
