| POETSCORNER | Section of the south Iransept of Westminster Abbey where many writers and dramatists are commemorated (5,6) |
| POETS | - Corner, area of Westminster Abbey where Chaucer is buried (5) |
| WYATT | Buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey, architect noted for the now demolished Fonthill Abbey on William Beckford's Wiltshire estate (5) |
| CHAUCER | Section of Westminster Abbey in which eminent writers are commemorated (5,6) |
| THORNDIKE | Actress buried in the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey remembered for roles including Saint Joan and Hecuba (9) |
| GIBBONS | The Silver Swan composer immortalised as a black marble bust in the north-choir aisle of Westminster Abbey (7) |
| LIVINGSTONE | David ___, Scottish missionary and explorer interred in the nave of Westminster Abbey on April 18, 1874 (11) |
| DRYBURGH | Borders abbey where Sir Walter Scott and Douglas Haig are buried (8) |
| BISHOPSCASTLE | Shropshire town noted for its alternative community of artists, writers and craftspeople, and home to the Three Tuns, the UK's oldest brewery (7,6) |
| ALGONQUIN | and 15/19dn, Group of early 20th-century New York City writers and actors depicted in 1994 biopic Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle |
| RICCIARDI | Laura, and Moira Demos, writers and directors of the US TV documentary serial Making a Murderer (9) |
| PURCELL | Composer who, as organist of Westminster Abbey, played at William and Mary's coronation (7) |
| ROUND | Group of early 20th-century New York City writers and actors depicted in 1994 biopic Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle (9,5,5) |
| TABLE | Group of early 20th-century New York City writers and actors depicted in 1994 biopic Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle (9,5,5) |
| ALGONQUINROUNDTABLE | Group of early 20th-century New York City writers and actors depicted in 1994 biopic Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle |
| STEIN | Surname of American writer and eccentric; her Paris home was a salon for leading writers and artists between the two world wars (5) |
| LEVY | Eugene and Dan ----, writers and stars of Schitt's Creek (4) |
| CREATIVE | Hawken loves the interaction between science, techno geeks, and writers and ... minds. (8) |
| WESTMINSTER | Abbey where the Queen was crowned (11) |
| ENG | Coll. major of many writers |
