| CATRIONA | Sequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped |
| BALFOUR | David, protagonist in Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped (7) |
| WINE | "Bottled poetry," according to Robert Louis Stevenson |
| APIA | Samoan capital with connections to Robert Louis Stevenson (4) |
| LAWYER | "Compromise is the best and cheapest ___" (saying attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson) |
| BLINDPEW | Name given to the character in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island who delivers the Black Spot to Billy Bones (5,3) |
| HENLEY | Said to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's character Long John Silver, author of the poem Invictus, whose daughter influenced the name "Wendy" in Peter Pan (6) |
| AES | Robert Louis Stevenson's "___ Triplex" |
| MASTER | Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, The ... Of Ballantrae |
| HYDE | Robert Louis Stevenson's classic, Dr Jekyll & Mr ... |
| LONGJOHN | Pirate in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island, ___ ___ Silver |
| TREASURE | Robert Louis Stevenson's classic 19th-century novel, ___ Island |
| JEKYLL | Robert Louis Stevenson's better half as physician (6) |
| ARROW | Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure yarn, The Black ... |
| SPOT | Black -; symbol in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (4) |
| HAWKINS | Jim -; character in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (7) |
| INN | Robert Louis Stevenson's Admiral Benbow, for one |
| GUNN | Ben -; character in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (4) |
| UPOLU | Robert Louis Stevenson's Samoan resting place |
| RLY | Robert Louis Stevenson's initials |
