| NYE | Robert, author of the novel Falstaff (1976) |
| RIMMER | Robert, author of the 1966 novel The Harrad Experiment (6) |
| MUSIL | Robert, author of the unfinished The Man Without Qualities (5) |
| HARRIS | Robert, author of the Cicero trilogy Imperium, Lustrum amd Dictator (6) |
| BROWNING | Robert -; author of the poetry collection Dramatic Lyrics (8) |
| BOLT | Robert --, author of the play 'A Man for All Seasons' (4) |
| BLOCH | Robert -, author of the novels Psycho and Lori (5) |
| LUDLUM | Robert, author of The Parsifal Mosaic (6) |
| SHERWOOD | Robert, author of the Pulitzer-winning drama Idiot's Delight (8) |
| GRAVES | Robert, author of the book I, Claudius (6) |
| NOONAN | Robert -, author of novel The Ragged-trousered Philanthropists, published posthumously in 1914 under the name Robert Tressell (6) |
| SIMS | George Robert , author of dramatic monologue In the Workhouse: Christmas Day (4) |
| RANKIN | Robert -, author of novels Necrophenia and Retromancer (6) |
| FROST | Robert, author of poetry volume A Boy's Will (5) |
| MCKEE | Robert ....., author known for teaching screenwriting (5) |
| KEE | Robert -, author of 1947 memoir A Crowd Is Not Company; one of the original five presenters on TV-am (3) |
| OLDKINGDEAD | In 5.2, Pistol comes to relay news of the realm to Falstaff and Shallow. The answer comes from Falstaff's question, "What, is the ___?" |
| PISTOL | A follower of Falstaff in the William Shakespeare play The Merry Wives of Windsor (6) |
| WIVES | The Merry - of Windsor; one of the plays by Shakespeare with Sir John Falstaff (5) |
| BARDOLPH | A follower of Falstaff in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' (8) |
