| CROMPTON | Richmal ---, British writer most famous for her Just William stories (8) |
| RICHMALCROMPTON | Writer born in 1890 noted for her Just William series of books (7,8) |
| GRAHAME | Kenneth ---, Scottish writer most famous for The Wind In The Willows (7) |
| KENNETH | ___ Grahame, writer most famous for The Wind in the Willows (7) |
| WALTON | 17th-century English writer, most famous for The Compleat Angler (6) |
| ADULATE | Flatter her just because of a 'la' in the duet? (7) |
| BOTT | Violet Elizabeth ?, character in the Just William stories by Richmal Crompton |
| SPYRI | Swiss-born author most famous for the 1881 children's book Heidi (7,5) |
| MICHAELBOND | English author most famous for creating Paddington Bear (7,4) |
| JOHANNASPYRI | Swiss-born author most famous for the 1881 children's book Heidi (7,5) |
| ANDERSEN | Hans Christian, 19th Century Danish author and poet most famous for his fairy tales (8) |
| ADAMWEST | Most famous for portraying Batman (4,4) |
| LANCELOT | Legendary Knight of the Round Table, most famous for his affair with King Arthur's wife |
| RICHMAL | --- Crompton, author of the Just William stories |
| YASMINE | Actress most famous for her red swimsuit in Baywatch, ... Bleeth |
| ONO | 60s avante-garde artist and musician, still most famous for her marriage to Beatle John Lennon; Yoko |
| GRETAGARBO | Actress most famous for her line in Grand Hotel, "I want to be alone" (5,5) |
| PENINSULA | Writer most abuse, to a point (9) |
| KINGSOLVER | American writer's most important piece on you |
| JUMBLE | Caraway-flavoured Tudor biscuit; William's dog in stories by Richmal Crompton; or, miscellaneous, secondhand articles, donated for sale (6) |
