| FITZGERALD | Poet best known for his translation of Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (10) |
| THEMOVINGFINGERWRITES | First words in verse 51 of Edward Fitzgerald's translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam |
| JEROME | Saint best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin (the Vulgate) |
| MORTADELLA | Omar, crazy about end of Rubaiyat, beginning to dine with Fitzgerald on sausage (10) |
| TIERCET | For a change, recite the end of Rubaiyat as three lines of verse (7) |
| SO | With what word does Seamus Heaney famously begin his translation of Beowulf (1999)? (2) |
| THOMASGRAY | English poet best known for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard |
| LONGFELLOW | Henry Wadsworth ___, American poet best known for The Song of Hiawatha |
| ALESSANDRO | Italian romantic novelist and poet best known for his historical novel I Promessi sposi |
| EDWARDLEAR | English artist, illustrator, author, and poet best known for The Owl and the Pussycat |
| BEHAPPYFOR | Start of a quote by Omar Khayyam |
| SAKI | Pen name of British author Hector Hugh Munro (1870-1916), from a cupbearer in the Rubeiyat of Omar Khayyam (4) |
| PERSIA | The home of Omar Khayyam through Siam, without end |
| PERSIAN | What was the nationality of Omar Khayyam (7) |
| RUBAIYAT | Persian verse form (of Omar Khayyam?) (8) |
| NISHAPUR | Name the birthplace of Omar Khayyam (8) |
| SAMUELBECKETT | Irish writer, dramatist and poet best known for his play, Waiting For Godot (6,7) |
| CLARE | John ___ (1793 - 1864), English poet, best known for his celebrations of the countryside (5) |
| BINYON | English poet best known for his composition For the Fallen containing the line "We will remember the |
| NOYES | Alfred ____, English poet, best known for his ballad The Highwayman |
