| DAYLEWIS | Poet laureate 1968-72 who wrote the Nigel Strangeways mysteries under the pen name Nicholas Blake (3-5) |
| ALVAREZ | Luis ___, US physicist and Nobel Laureate (1968) (7) |
| CECIL | Poet Day-Lewis who wrote the Nigel Strangeways detective novels as Nicholas Blake |
| CECILDAYLEWIS | The Poet Laureate from 1968-72 (5,3-5) |
| SWINDONTOWN | The "Robins" who play their home matches at the Nigel Eady County Ground (7,4) |
| BILLY | DI Nigel Strangeways in ITVX series The Beast Must Die (5,5) |
| HOWLE | DI Nigel Strangeways in ITVX series The Beast Must Die (5,5) |
| THEBEASTMUSTDIE | Novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, writing as Nicholas Blake (3,5,4,3) |
| STE | Chester resident and father of Lucas Hay who works with Sienna Blake (3) |
| THEDREADFUL | 1953 novel by Nicholas Blake (3,8,6) |
| DREADFUL | 'The --- Hollow', 1953 detective novel by Nicholas Blake (8) |
| STOCK | Alec ..... , 1957-58 Roma, 1968-72 Luton and 1972-76 Fulham manager (5) |
| TILER | Brian ..... , 1962-68 Rotherham and 1968-72 Aston Villa defender; 1978-80 Zambia manager (5) |
| ROFE | Dennis ...., 1968-72 Leyton Orient, 1972-80 Leicester and 1980-82 Chelsea defender; 1991 -92 Bristol Rovers boss (4) |
| BEV | ___ Unwin, Coronation Street character played by Susie Blake (3) |
| KID | Youngster, like Hollyoaks' Sebastian or Sophie Blake (3) |
| SCREWS | Group within the confines of Strangeways could be these (6) |
| SEAPINK | Speak in Strangeways about thrift? (3,4) |
| YES | That's right, six months at Strangeways, initially! (3) |
| SUZYKENDALL | British actress married to Dudley Moore from 1968-72 |
