| BARNES | Peter ?, author of stage plays Red Noses and The Ruling Class |
| CLOWNCARTON | Box full of red noses and huge shoes? |
| PHILTRUM | Vertical groove between the base of the nose and the upper lip (8) |
| SNOOK | A contemptuous gesture with the thumb to the nose and the fingers spread out |
| REASONED | Deduced from a red nose and staggering (8) |
| ENDORSE | Ghastly red nose and back (7) |
| NOVGOROD | Until their discovery, it was assumed that writing was the preserve of the church and the ruling class and that most people were illiterate. Since 1951, these medieval boiled-birch-bark documents, of |
| WEISS | Peter ?, author of the stage works The Investigation and Marat/Sade (5) |
| SHAFFER | Peter ?, author of stage plays Equus and Amadeus (7) |
| ACKROYD | Peter ?, author of novels Chatterton and The Lambs of London (7) |
| CLASSSTRUGGLE | Conflict between workers and the ruling class |
| NICHOLS | Peter ?, author of 1969 stage play The National Health, or Nurse Norton's Affair (7) |
| BLATTY | William Peter ?, author of 1971 novel The Exorcist (6) |
| CAREY | Peter ?, author of novels Bliss and Illywhacker (5) |
| LOVESEY | Peter ?, author of novels Rough Cider and Wobble to Death |
| STRAUB | Peter ?, author of novels Shadowland and Floating Dragon |
| MAYLE | Peter ?, author of 1989 memoir A Year in Provence |
| PETERBARNES | Author of the play The Ruling Class (5,6) |
| BENCHLEY | Peter ?, author of 1974 novel Jaws |
| OTOOLE | Peter ___, Best Actor Oscar nominee for the 1972 film The Ruling Class (6) |
