| WHATELY | Star of the Inspector Morse spin-off Lewis (7) |
| OXFORD | City that is the setting for the Inspector Morse spin-off Lewis (6) |
| COLINDEXTER | Author of the Inspector Morse novels |
| DEXTER | Colin ___, author of the Inspector Morse novels (6) |
| NATHANIEL | Star of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries and The Beast Must Die, --------- Parker (9) |
| BARTOK | Strike a blow dropping off Lewis with Hungarian composer (6) |
| JERICHO | The Dead of -------, the fifth novel in the Inspector Morse series by Colin Dexter (7) |
| RENDELL | Author of the Inspector Wexford mysteries including From Doon with Death and An Unkindness of Ravens (7) |
| WEXFORD | Reginald -; name of the inspector in Ruth Rendell's novels such as Some Lie And Some Die, An Unkindn |
| LEWIS | Inspector Morse spin-off TV series starring Kevin Whately (5) |
| MASON | Author of the Inspector Hanaud novels including At the Villa Rose, The Prisoner in the Opal, They Wouldn't Be Chessmen and The House in Lordship Lane (5) |
| REMORSE | Shame about the inspector (7) |
| PINKPANTHER | Either of two of the Inspector Clouseau films, with "The" |
| MARSH | Author whose novels formed the basis of the Inspector Alleyn Mysteries series (5) |
| PENNY | The brains of the "Inspector Gadget" operation, often |
| SMALL | Opening of shopping mall with Sharon of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (5) |
| RANKIN | Author of the Inspector Rebus novels, Ian ... (6) |
| GOGOL | Author of The Inspector General |
| IANRANKIN | Author of the Inspector Rebus novels (3,6) |
| TEY | Pen name of the author who wrote the Inspector Alan Grant novels including A Shilling for Candles and The Daughter of Time (3) |
