| OSLER | Physician William who wrote the classic text "The Principles and Practice of Medicine" |
| MALORY | Thomas ---, writer of the classic text Le Morte D'Arthur (6) |
| INGE | William who wrote "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" |
| VANDERPOST | A godfather of Prince William who wrote about the plight of the South African bushmen in his book The Lost World of the Kalahari (3,3,4) |
| RANSOME | Leeds-born author who wrote the classic Swallows and Amazons adventure books for children set around the Norfolk Broads and Lake District (7) |
| LANE | Surname of Carla who wrote the classic sitcoms Butterflies and Bread (4) |
| RAYLAWLER | Who wrote the classic Australian play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1953) |
| TOMMYARMOUR | Golf great who wrote the classic instruction manual "How to Play Your Best Golf All the Time" |
| EDUCATIONALISTS | Those with special knowledge of the principles and methods of teaching (15) |
| RHETORIC | The theory and practice of eloquence as a means of persuasion (8) |
| STYRON | William who wrote "The Confessions of Nat Turner" |
| SEWELL | Author who wrote the classic novel about Black Beauty (6) |
| WHITE | E. B. -; author who wrote the classic tale Charlotte's Web (5) |
| ENTRYISM | The policy or practice of members of a particular political group joining an existing political party with the intention of changing its principles and policies |
| PHARMACY | Science and practice of preparing and dispensing medicines (8) |
| AVIATION | Orville and Wilbur Wright were pioneers in this science and practice of flight |
| STJOHNAMBULANCE | UK organisation dedicated to the teaching and practice of first aid founded in 1887 (2,4,9) |
| PEDAGOGY | The method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject (8) |
| WORDSWORTH | Poet William who wrote "The Prelude" |
| PERONISM | The principles and policies of Argentina, once |
