| PALLISER | Plantagenet, character in novels by Anthony Trollope (8) |
| RURITANIA | Imaginary kingdom in novels by Anthony Hope (9) |
| JENNINGS | Series of children's novels by Anthony Buckeridge, first published in 1950 (8) |
| SMILEY | George, central character in novels by John le Carre (6) |
| PETULENGRO | Jasper ?, character in novels by George Borrow including The Romany Rye and Lavengro (10) |
| THEMUSIC | 12 volume series of novels by Anthony Powell (1,5,2,3,5,2,4) |
| ADANCETO | 12 volume series of novels by Anthony Powell (1,5,2,3,5,2,4) |
| CANYOUFORGIVEHER | First of the Palliser novels by Anthony Trollope published in serial form in 1864 and 1865 |
| CANYOU | & 10D First of the Palliser novels by Anthony Trollope published in serial form in 1864 and 1865 (3,3,7,3) |
| BARSETSHIRE | Fictional county in a series of six novels by Anthony Trollope (11) |
| KANGAROO | Mother and son in novel by Lawrence (8) |
| DECEMBER | A Week in -; novel by Birdsong author Sebastian Faulks (8) |
| CLARENCE | Duke of ---, title of George Plantagenet, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (8) |
| KINDJOHN | Play beatifying a Plantagenet? |
| VIOLATED | Shakespearean heroine over-familiar Plantagenet king ravished |
| ANGEVINS | The Plantagenet kings of England, especially those who were also counts of Anjou |
| RICHARDI | Plantagenet king who spent nearly all of his 12th-century 10-year reign away from England (7,1) |
| ARCS | Paths followed by characters in novels |
| THESCARLETLETTER | Cat shelter organised by character in novel (3,7,6) |
| SPURN | Slight encouragement needed by leading character in novel |
