| OHENRY | Pen name of William Sidney Porter, author of short story collections Roads of Destiny and The Four Million (1,5) |
| LEN | Super Bowl IV M.V.P. Dawson |
| DAWN | _ O'Porter, writer and TV presenter (4) |
| RUNYON | Damon ___, author of short story collections More than Somewhat and Take it Easy (6) |
| WILSON | Sir Angus -, author of The Old Men at the Zoo and short story collections including A Bit Off the Map and Such Darling Dodos (6) |
| MANSFIELD | Pen name of the author of short stories including How Pearl Button Was Kidnapped, The Garden Party, A Cup of Tea and The Doll's House (9) |
| CHARTERIS | Leslie ___, author of the story collections Enter the Saint and The Brighter Buccaneer (9) |
| DOROTHYWORDSWORTH | Canadian author Kathleen Winter's novel Undersong is about Romantic Era writer ___ ___ (b.1771 - d.1855) ...the younger sister of the famous 'Lake District' English poet with the first name of William |
| KATHERINEMANSFIELD | Author whose short story collections included Bliss and The Garden Party |
| ANDERSON | Sherwood, American author of short story collection Winesburg, Ohio (8) |
| DAMONRUNYON | Author of short story collection Take it Easy (5,6) |
| REED | US actor who starred in Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny and known for his association with Jack Black, JR - (4) |
| ANAISNIN | Delta of Venus is the bestknown work by which novelist and writer of short stories and erotica? (5,3) |
| CARD | "The ___ Counter" (2021 film in which Oscar Isaac's character has the extremely on-the-nose name of William Tell) |
| TYCHE | Greek goddess of destiny and fortune of a city |
| CASSANDRA | Pen name of William Connor, Daily Mirror journalist |
| OLIVERONIONS | Author of ghost story collections Widdershins and The Painted Face |
| KENNEDY | A L ?, author of story collections All the Rage and What Becomes |
| GOGOL | Russian writer of short story The Overcoat (5) |
| EWART | Middle name of William Gladstone; or, the poet whose lyrics were used for the WAGGGS World Song anthem (5) |
