| WURLITZER | Rudolph ___, author of 1968 novel Nog (9) |
| HARRYCREWS | US author of 1968 novel The Gospel Singer |
| MOORCOCK | Michael, author of 1968 novel The Final Programme (8) |
| BERESFORD | Elisabeth -, author of 1968 children's novel The Wombles (9) |
| VALENTINO | Rudolph ___, silent film romantic hero (9) |
| BRAUTIGAN | Richard, author of the 1968 novel In Watermelon Sugar (9) |
| PROGRAMME | 1968 novel by Michael Moorcock (3,5,9) |
| COAGULANT | It thickens nog with actual stirring (9) |
| SEASONING | Sean is mixing nog with spices (9) |
| INGROWING | Nog wiring causes nail problem (9) |
| OUTERDARK | 1968 novel by Cormac McCarthy |
| GOREVIDAL | US writer and intellectual known for works including the 1968 novel Myra Breckinridge (4,5) |
| CRISP | Quentin -, author of 1968 autobiography The Naked Civil Servant (5) |
| GIULIANI | Rudolph ___, mayor of New York City from 1994-2001 (8) |
| KESTREL | Staniel or windhover once of lowly status, thought worthy only of a knave in the medieval hierarchy of falconry, hence the title of Barry Hines's 1968 novel adapted by Ken Loach (7) |
| WALKER | Rudolph __, long-standing EastEnders actor who plays Patrick Trueman (6) |
| THE | 'Rudolph ___ red-nosed reindeer...' (3) |
| THERED | "Rudolph ___-nosed..." |
| BOYSEN | Who, in 1923 (Rudolph ___), crossed raspberries with blackberries to create a new fruit? (6) |
| JOHNUPDIKE | Author of the 1968 novel Couples (4,6) |
