| GOODERS | Teacher-turned-ornithologist who penned books including A Day in the Country, The Outdoor Guide to Britain and, perhaps his most notable, Where to Watch Birds (7) |
| TRUTHSERUM | Eliot having penned book, er, I'm not sure that should get you talking! |
| CARR | Author of novels including A Day in Summer and A Month in the Country who published his Dictionary of Extraordinary English Cricketers under his imprint The Quince Tree Press (4) |
| LIVELY | Author of The Road to Lichfield, Heat Wave, the memoir Life in the Garden and a number of children's books including A Stitch in Time (6) |
| SISLEY | Impressionist who painted landscapes en plein air including The Kitchen Garden, Fog, Voisins, Path in the Country, The Meadow and Orchard in Spring (6) |
| SOJOURN | Temporary stay for the South on including a day in France (7) |
| HORDERN | Teacher turned actor remembered for Shakespearean roles, parts in many films and as the voice of Paddington Bear and of Badger in The Wind in the Willows (7) |
| SWEDEN | Former nurse welcomes a day in the country |
| HUDSON | Author and ornithologist who wrote The Naturalist in la Plata, Afoot in England, A Shepherd's Life and the novel Green Mansions (6) |
| PECK | Author of books including A Patchwork Tale, The Skirts of Time, A Garden Enclosed, House-Bound and Home for the Holidays (4) |
| RURAL | In the country, the right term for mountains (5) |
| CYCLADES | Regular periods, including a day in Greek islands (8) |
| CRANSTON | Trumbo actor who played a chemistry teacher turned drug dealer in Breaking Bad, Bryan ___ (8) |
| FOWLES | Teacher-turned-writer who penned The French Lieutenant's Woman, Shipwreck and Islands (6) |
| EXTRADITE | Return to the country, the scene of the crime (9) |
| BOYD | Accra-born Gordonstoun-educated Scottish author of books including A Good Man in Africa, An Ice-Cream War, Trio and the 007 novel Solo (4) |
| STEEL | Author of 179 books including A Perfect Stranger and Friends Forever ; one of the bestselling writers of all time (5) |
| IDES | A day in the ancient Roman calendar falling in the middle of the month (4) |
| DJIBOUTI | Sail away with me after day in the country (8) |
| SYRIA | Breezes getting up about end of day in the country |
