| SONTAG | Susan, author of the 1963 novel The Benefactor (6) |
| SPARK | Muriel, author of the 1963 novel The Girls of Slender Means (5) |
| DRABBLE | Margaret, author of the 1963 novel A Summer Birdcage (7) |
| HILL | Dame Susan --, author of the horror novel 'The Woman in Black' (1983) (4) |
| ERTZ | Susan, author of the novel Madame Claire (4) |
| NEILSIMON | US writer of the 1963 romantic comedy play Barefoot in the Park (4,5) |
| CLOCKS | 'The ---', 1963 novel by Agatha Christie (6) |
| RAGUSA | Historical name of Dubrovnik; winner of the 1963 Irish Derby (6) |
| WARREN | Chairman of the 1963 commission set up to investigate the death of US President John F Kennedy |
| KIMBLE | Titular protagonist of the 1963-67 US TV series The Fugitive, played by David Janssen (7,6) |
| PRISON | Ultimate destination for many of the 1963 train robbers? (6) |
| FUNDIN | Winner of the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship (3,6) |
| PATRON | There's no part for the benefactor (6) |
| INSIDE | 1963 novel by Gavin Lambert (6,5,6) |
| MISHIMA | Yukio ___, author of 1963 novel The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (7) |
| FISHERMAN | Morris West's 1963 novel, The Shoes Of The ... |
| ONEFAT | 1963 novel by Kingsley Amis (3,3,10) |
| THOMASPYNCHON | National Book Award winner who wrote the 1963 novel "V.": 2 wds. |
| UNICORN | "The ...", 1963 novel by Iris Murdoch (7) |
| GROUP | The -. 1963 novel by Mary McCarthy (5) |
