| BROWNING | Robert -, poet whose works include How they Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix and The Ring and the Book (8) |
| STIRRUP | Joris put his foot in it, bringing the good news from Ghent! |
| GHENT | Belgian city (from which the "good news" was brought to Aix) (5) |
| NIGELLA | Latin name of love-in-a-mist; or, the food writer whose books include How to Eat and How to Be a Domestic Goddess (7) |
| BILBO | Ian's role in "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Return of the King" |
| IANMCKELLEN | British actor whose film roles include Gandalf in The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit films (3,8) |
| FIVE | They brought the "Persons Case" (1928): the Famous ___ |
| PROTON | They brought the MPI to Britain in 1989 (6) |
| CAITLIN | Author whose works include How to Be a Woman (2011) (7,5) |
| RELATIVEDENSITY | "The good news is, I told the professor about your lab contributions and she gave us an A for our as |
| HOTGOSPELLERS | Presumably, they can be zealous about spreading the good news to get trendy converters? (3,10) |
| NIL | Kevin Keegan explained a football situation, "The good news for Nigeria is that they're two ... down very early in the game" |
| YARG | The last holiday my two parents went on together was to a place on the edge of Bodmin Moor, and the last thing they brought me back was some Cornish cheese (4) |
| IAN | Forename of Sir McKellen who played the character Gandalf in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies (3) |
| CATEBLANCHETT | Actress who plays Galadriel in the film trilogies The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit |
| TENPERCENTAWFUL | "The good news: mostly A-OK. The bad news: __"? |
| APOSTLES | They spread the good news of the top sales (8) |
| ONEFINEDAY | Eventually, a little good news from the met man (3,4,3) |
| DELIVERYSTABLE | Good news from the birthing room? |
| AWARDLETTER | Good news from the financial aid office |
