| GREENMANTLE | Richard Hannay novel (1916) from John Buchan, sequel to The Thirty-Nine Steps (11) |
| SAKI | Pen name of British author Hector Hugh Munro (1870-1916), from a cupbearer in the Rubeiyat of Omar Khayyam (4) |
| NOMADS | Wanderers who move around according to the 30 down (6) |
| BUCHAN | John -, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir; novelist who wrote about character Richard Hannay in The Thirty-Nine Steps and Greenmantle (6) |
| THIRTYNINESTEPS | The first of John Buchan's novels to feature Richard Hannay, 'The -' (6-4,5) |
| THIRTYNINE | Spy-fighter Richard Hannay was dreamed up by John Buchan in his novel, The ... Steps (6-4) |
| BALTIMOREMD | Doctor from Johns Hopkins? |
| DONAT | Robert, actor who played Richard Hannay in the 1935 film The 39 Steps (5) |
| HANNAY | Richard, hero of the John Buchan novel The Thirty-Nine Steps (6) |
| MORE | Kenneth ___, actor whose roles included Richard Hannay in 1959 film thriller The 39 Steps (4) |
| STEPS | Adventure story by John Buchan. whose hero is Richard Hannay (3,6-4,5) |
| GREEN | Sign of cross let out for return of Richard Hannay? (11) |
| MANTLE | Sign of cross let out for return of Richard Hannay? (11) |
| BULLIVANT | Sir Walter --, character in John Buchan's novel 'The Thirty-Nine Steps' (9) |
| MANON | Bobsleigh competitor is like Richard Hannay (3,2,3,3) |
| THERUN | Bobsleigh competitor is like Richard Hannay (3,2,3,3) |
| WANTEDBYTHELAW | Why a let went bad, problematic like Richard Hannay (6,2,3,3) |
| GARP | Robin Williams film adapted from John Irving's fourth novel, The World According to ___ |
| JOHNBUCHAN | Author of 1915 novel The Thirty-Nine Steps (4,6) |
| DEBRETT | Bookseller who took over the editorship of The New Peerage from John Almon and put his own name to it (7) |
