| ROGET | Peter Mark ___ (1779-1869), author of a famous thesaurus (5) |
| WORDS | Listed in a dictionary by Samuel Johnson or a thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget for example, units of language studied in lexicology (5) |
| DANTE | Author of a famous "comedy" |
| STORY | Jurist Joseph , 1779-1845, associate justice of the US Supreme Court (5) |
| ACTON | Sir John, English naval officer who was the chief minister of Naples from 1779-1806 (5) |
| PIANO | 1993 film directed by Jane Campion and starring Holly Hunter, 1779 _ (5) |
| BEETON | Isabella, 19th Century London-born author of a famous Book of Household Management (6) |
| NOSTRADAMUS | 16th-Century French physician and astrologer, author of a famous book of prophecies (11) |
| EGON | ___ Ronay, author of a famous restaurant guide (4) |
| LENDEIGHTON | Author of a famous spy trilogy |
| CRITIC | "The ___", 1779 play by Sheridan (6) |
| GALT | John ___ (1779 - 1839) |
| THESAURUS | Type of book associated with Peter Mark Roget (9) |
| OAKS | One of the classics of English horse racing held annually since 1779 (4) |
| PROVIDENCE | 'Behind a frowning ___/He hides a smiling face' (William Cowper Olney Hymns (1779) |
| AMAZINGGRACE | A Christian hymn published in 1779, with lyrics by English poet and clergyman John Newton (7,5) |
| TOMINTOUL | The highest village in the Highlands, founded by the Duke of Gordon in 1779 (9) |
| CROMPTON | Samuel -; inventor in 1779 of the spinning mule (8) |
| THEOAKS | A horse race for fillies held annually at Epsom since 1779 (3,4) |
| GRIMALDI | English comic actor, 1779-1837, noted as a pantomime clown (8) |
