| PERSONA | Page developed reason for the novelist's character (7) |
| NOIR | Genre for the novelist Patricia Highsmith |
| BECAUSE | The reason for the change of cues, Abe? (7) |
| HOLYONE | Hoe, only as necessary, for the reason for the season? (4,3) |
| AGROUND | A reason for the Napoli needing ... (7) |
| EXPLAIN | Give a reason for the former flatland (7) |
| ACCOUNT | Give a reason for the bill (7) |
| GROUNDS | Justifiable reasons for the dregs (7) |
| PEACOCK | The male of the national bird of India; the butterfly Aglais io; or, the novelist who wrote Headlong Hall, Nightmare Abbey and Crotchet Castle (7) |
| FORSTER | Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 16 different years, the novelist who wrote A Room with a View, Howards End and A Passage to India (7) |
| CAMPION | Albert _, fictional adventurer and detective created by the novelist Margery Allingham (7) |
| RENAULT | Pen name of the novelist who wrote the Alexander Trilogy comprising Fire from Heaven, Persian Boy an |
| AUSTERE | Plain Jane the novelist almost gets note |
| AIRCRAFT | The reason for the demolition of the houses and the construction of the Sydenham Green open area (8,5) |
| NOISE | The reason for the demolition of the houses and the construction of the Sydenham Green open area (8,5) |
| FRED | Australian fast bowler ... Spofforth was the reason for the Ashes trophy. His seven wickets for 24 prompted the press to lament the death of English cricket |
| POINTOFORDER | The reason for the command is matter for the chairman (5,2,5) |
| LODGE | The novelist's house in the wilds? (5) |
| INDIAN | Nationality of the novelists Roy, Adiga and Seth |
| BISON | Scarcity of this major food source for the Metis in Canada was one reason for the 1885 North-West Rebellion |
