| YEATMAN | R.J. ---, co-author with W.C. Sellar of the book 1066 and All That (7) |
| ALLTHAT | Sellar and Yeatman's history of 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates? (4,3,3,4) |
| 1O66AND | Sellar and Yeatman's history of 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates? (4,3,3,4) |
| RUSSELL | Co-author, with Whitehead, of the Principia Mathematica |
| SWINDLE | Fiddle opening with W.R. 82C MPD opening! (7) |
| KINROSS | Family with W interviewer in Scottish town (7) |
| HASTINGS | Scene of 1066 and all that endlessly hurts (8) |
| PUNCH | 1066 and All That first appeared in this magazine |
| MISSISSIPPIRIVER | Landmark on which most U.S. radio stations base the starts of their call signs, with "W" on the east and "K" on the west [Algonquin] |
| MAE | West who co-starred with W.C. Fields |
| ANTONYJAY | Co-author, with Jonathan Lynn, of the TV series Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister who was knighted in 1988 |
| OSBOURNE | Lloyd, co-author with R.L. Stevenson of The Wrong Box (8) |
| SULLIVAN | Arthur -; composer of 14 light operas in collaboration with W. S. Gilbert including HMS Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance (8) |
| RIOT | It's a - ; comedy with W. C. Fields (4) |
| MOSSHART | Co-author with George S Kaufman of 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner You Can't Take It with You |
| ENGELS | Friedrich ?, co-author with Karl Marx of 1848's The Communist Manifesto |
| WHEELBARROW | What is the longest common English word starting and ending with W? (11) |
| MOSS | Co-author with George S Kaufman of 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner You Can't Take It with You (4,4) (see 6D) |
| HART | Co-author with George S Kaufman of 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner You Can't Take It with You (4,4) (See 4D) |
| STRUNK | "The Elements of Style" co-author with White |
