| SHIVERMETIMBERS | Phrase popularized by Long John Silver of "Treasure Island" |
| RLS | Monogram of the "Treasure Island" author |
| GYMSHOE | Sounds kind of like Jimmy Choo is worn by Long John Silver for exercise perhaps (3,4) |
| ANDSOTOBED | Turning-in phrase popularized by diarist Samuel Pepys |
| SPARKSJOY | Inspires happiness, in a phrase popularized by Marie Kondo |
| NEMO | Captain in "The Mysterious Island" |
| ENYA | "Dark Sky Island" singer |
| FULLER | Author whose The Worthies of England describes the counties and their native commodities including the silver of Devon, cherries of Kent and the pearls of Cumberland (6) |
| TROVE | Treasure -; gold and silver of unknown ownership found hidden, formerly declared Crown property (5) |
| ISLAND | Treasure -; Robert Louis Stevenson's tale of pirates and mutiny featuring the character Long John Silver (6) |
| STEVENSON | Author noted for his tales about Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver, Ben Gunn and the "black spot" in Treasure Island who also wrote A Child's Garden of Verses (9) |
| ROBERTNEWTON | English actor best remembered for his portrayal of Long John Silver in the 1950 film adaptation of Treasure Island |
| APPLES | "The silver ... of the moon, / The golden ... of the sun" (W B Yeats) (6) |
| PIECESOFEIGHT | "Catchphrase" of Long John Silver's parrot in Treasure Island. (6,2,5) |
| ISRAELHANDS | One of Long John Silver's pirates who is eventually shot by Jim Hawkins (6,5) |
| RON | Silver of the silver screen |
| STEEDS | Fury and Silver of classic TV |
| NATES | Silver of 538 and others |
| TREASURE | Long John Silver's pirates proclaimed, "Fifteen men on the dead man's chest; Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!" in Stevenson's classic ... Island |
| ONONELEG | Couple of broadcasts from key stage describes Long John Silver (2,3,3) |
