| OLEN | Steinhauer who wrote the 2009 bestseller 'The Tourist' |
| ALLINGTON | Who wrote the 2009 novel Figurehead and won the 2010 Barbara Hanrahan Fellowship? (9) |
| AGASSI | Tennis great who wrote the 2009 tell-all "Open" |
| DEDE | ___ Mirabal, Dominican activist who wrote the 2009 memoir, "Vivas en Su Jardin" |
| NOAH | **** Baumbach, director who co-wrote the 2009 animated film 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' (4) |
| EBOLA | Virus central to the 1995 bestseller "The Hot Zone" |
| SHERRI | Two-time winner on the 1999 Ladies' Tour Steinhauer |
| THECOLD | John Le Carre espionage bestseller, The Spy Who Came In From ... (3,4) |
| GIFT | 1997 bestseller "The ___ of Fear" |
| ZONE | Barry Sears' nutrition bestseller, The ___ |
| FEAR | Gavin De Becker bestseller "The Gift of ___" |
| WHO | Stieg Larsson's bestseller, The Girl ... Played with Fire (3) |
| VINCI | Dan Brown bestseller, The Da___ Code (5) |
| DAVINCI | Dan Brown's bestseller, The ... Code (2,5) |
| HITE | 1976 bestseller "The ___ Report" |
| PAPERBACK | Summer 2024 bestseller "The Housemaid," for one |
| HARDCOVER | Summer 2024 bestseller "The Women," for one |
| DORNAN | Jamie, Northern Ireland-born actor who played the lead in the TV drama series The Tourist (6) |
| JAMIE | _ Dornan, actor who played The Man in The Tourist (5) |
| TRAVELLER | Tour leader who sorts things out for the tourist (9) |
