| STENDHAL | Pseudonym of French 19th-century novelist Marie Henri Beyle |
| CHARLESBAUDELAIRE | French 19th Century poet and essayist who wrote Les Fleurs du Mal |
| GEORGESAND | Pen-name of the 19th century novelist Amantine Lucille Aurore Dupin (6,4) |
| TROLLOPE | 19th-century novelist (surname) famous for The Chronicles of Barsetshire (8) |
| KINGSLEY | Martin's father, 19th-century novelist (8) |
| CHARLOTTE | 19th Century novelist whose pen name was Currer Bell (9,6) |
| BRONTE | 19th Century novelist whose pen name was Currer Bell (9,6) |
| STEVENSON | Robert ---, 19th Century novelist and poet whose works included Treasure Island (5,9) |
| LOUIS | Robert ---, 19th Century novelist and poet whose works included Treasure Island (5,9) |
| READE | 19th-century novelist with an appropriate name |
| IVAN | 19th-century novelist Mr. Goncharov |
| STOWE | 19th-century novelist Harriet Beecher ___ |
| GOVERNESS | After attempt, 19th-century novelist's succeeded in Jane Eyre? (9) |
| TOLSTOY | 19th-century novelist Leo |
| AUSTEN | 19th-century novelist Jane |
| MARYSHELLEYCAANCARNEY | If a 19th century novelist wed an actor, divorced him, then wed another actor, she'd be ___ |
| VOLTAIRE | Pseudonym of French writer and philosopher Francois Marie Arouet, author of works including the 1759 satire Candide (8) |
| OUIDA | Pseudonym of English novelist Marie Louise de la Ramee; Under Two Flags (1867), A Dog of Flanders (1872) etc. (5) |
| BLONDIN | Pseudonym of French acrobat Jean-Francois Gravelet (1824-97), known for crossing Niagara Falls on a tightrope in 1859 (7,7) |
| CHARLES | Pseudonym of French acrobat Jean-Francois Gravelet (1824-97), known for crossing Niagara Falls on a tightrope in 1859 (7,7) |
