| MURIELSPARK | Scottish author whose final novel was The Finishing School (2004) |
| SPARK | Informal word for an electrician or a small diamond; or, the author whose final novel was The Finishing School (5) |
| MAEVEBINCHY | Irish author whose final novel, A Week in Winter, was published in 2012 |
| ITALO | Calvino whose final novel was "Mr. Palomar" |
| PRATCHETT | Author whose final Discworld novel was published in 2015 |
| BANKS | Scottish author whose first novel was The Wasp Factory (4,5) |
| IAIN | And 33 Scottish author whose first novel was The Wasp Factory (4,5) |
| POLISH | The language of the finishing school? (6) |
| SALINGER | Author whose only published novel was "The Catcher in the Rye" (8) |
| STEVENSON | 19th-century Scottish author whose adventure novel Treasure Island popularised the idea of a pirate's map marked with an X (9) |
| BALLANTYNE | R M ___, Scottish author whose children's books include The Coral Island |
| ROBERTSON | James _, Scottish author whose works include The Testament Of Gideon Mack (9) |
| MUNRO | H.H. ---, Scottish author whose pen name was Saki (5) |
| HEYER | Georgette ___, English author whose first novel was The Black Moth (5) |
| EDNAOBRIEN | Irish author whose debut novel was The Country Girls |
| MARTINAMIS | Author whose first novel was The Rachel Papers (64) |
| RHONA | Scottish comedienne whose first novel was The Naked Drinking Club, _ Cameron (5) |
| IAINBANKS | Author whose first published novel was The Wasp Factory |
| MILNE | A.A., Scottish author whose children's books include The House at Pooh Corner (5) |
| JMBARRIE | Scottish writer whose play Quality Street inspired the confectionery brand |
