| DELLASTREET | Secretary to Perry Mason in stories by Erle Stanley Gardner |
| DELLA | Secretary to Perry Mason in stories by Erle Stanley Gardner |
| STREET | see 14ac, Secretary to Perry Mason in stories by Erle Stanley Gardner |
| PERRY | Mr. Mason, character in stories by Erle Stanley Gardner (5) |
| THECASEOFTHEVELVETCLAWS | 1933 mystery novel by Erle Stanley Gardner; first to feature Perry Mason |
| VELVET | 1933 mystery novel by Erle Stanley Gardner; first to feature Perry Mason (3,4,2,3,6,5) |
| CLAWS | 1933 mystery novel by Erle Stanley Gardner; first to feature Perry Mason (3,4,2,3,6,5) |
| THECASEOFTHE | 1933 mystery novel by Erle Stanley Gardner; first to feature Perry Mason (3,4,2,3,6,5) |
| PERRYMASON | Investigating lawyer in more than 80 novels by Erle Stanley Gardner played by Raymond Burr in the TV series |
| NIECE | "The Case of the Sleepwalker's --", a Perry Mason story by Erle Stanley Gardner (5) |
| BERTHACOOL | Detective in books by Erle Stanley Gardner writing as A.A. Fair |
| MASON | Surname of fictional defence attorney created by Erle Stanley Gardner (5) |
| RHYS | Actor playing Perry Mason in a new Sky Atlantic drama, Matthew _ (4) |
| BURR | Raymond _, famously played Perry Mason in many films (4) |
| RETAINER | Initial fee to Perry Mason |
| FEE | Payment to Perry Mason |
| OWNERS | Phineas and Ferb, to Perry the Platypus |
| FOE | Dr. Doofenshmirtz, to Perry the Platypus |
| THECENTRE | Old-fashioned fantasy-adventure from Jules Verne of a daring expedition (headed by James Mason in the film), Journey To ... Of The Earth (3,6) |
| IRONSTONE | A tough durable earthenware patented by Charles James Mason in 1813 |
