| BLACKNARCISSUS | Rumer Godden work named after the cologne worn by one of the characters |
| ULM | In which city on the Danube River is the largest Gothic church in Germany, after the Cologne Cathedr |
| POLO | Cologne worn by the boyfriend in "Before He Cheats" |
| BANARASI | Type of saree with gold brocade work, named after the city where it is traditionally woven (8) |
| SEQUIN | A bit of sparkle worn by one of five from the southeast (6) |
| CASESTUDY | Simple earring worn by one of the Afflecks, for example? |
| TINHAT | Topper worn by one of Dorothy's Oz friends: 2 wds. |
| WOLFE | Author of the 1968 work named in the circled letters (reading clockwise) |
| INHALE | Check the cologne |
| RHINE | Sight from the Cologne cathedral |
| BREDE | 'In the House of ---', 1970 novel by Rumer Godden (5) |
| SUMMER | 'The -', 1958 novel by Rumer Godden set in France (9,6) |
| GREENGAGE | 'The -', 1958 novel by Rumer Godden set in France (9,6) |
| INTHIS | 1969 novel by Rumer Godden (2,4,5,2,5) |
| NARCISSUS | 1939 novel by Rumer Godden |
| THERIVER | 1946 novel by Rumer Godden (3,5) |
| CHINESE | '--- Puzzle', novel by Rumer Godden (7) |
| BLACK | 1939 novel by Rumer Godden (5,9) |
| ADDER | One of the characters in the Animals of Farthing Wood books for children by Colin Dann (5) |
| PIPPA | "___ Passes" (Rumer Godden novel) |
