| LITTLEFRIEND | The ?, 2002 novel by Donna Tartt (6,6) |
| THEGOLDFINCH | 2019 film based on a 2013 best-selling novel by Donna Tartt: 2 wds. |
| AUTOGRAPHMAN | The ?, 2002 novel by Zadie Smith (9,3) |
| GOLDFINCH | Depicted in a painting by Carel Fabritius that inspired a novel by Donna Tartt, a colourful garden bird known collectively as a charm (9) |
| MURDERBOOK | The ?, 2002 novel by Jonathan Kellerman (6,4) |
| EXFACTOR | The ?, 2002 novel by Andrea Semple (2-6) |
| GREEN | The ?, 2002 novel by Frederic Tuten (5,4) |
| RICEMOTHER | The ?, 2002 novel by Rani Manicka (4,6) |
| TEAROSE | The ?, 2002 novel by Jennifer Donnelly (3,4) |
| SCAR | The ?, 2002 novel by China Mieville (4) |
| GREENHOUR | The ?, 2002 novel by Frederic Tuten |
| TYPINGSCHOOL | 13, 6 and 15 Across The ?, 2002 novel by Alexander McCall Smith (8,6,6,3,3) |
| FOURFEATHERS | The ?, 2002 adventure film starring Heath Ledger and Wes Bentley (4,8) |
| THEGOLFINCH | Donna Tartt novel about a short putt? |
| BYITS | 2014 novel by Donna Leon (2,3,5) |
| FATALREMEDIES | 1999 novel by Donna Leon |
| FATAL | 1999 novel by Donna Leon (5,8) |
| REMEDIES | 1999 novel by Donna Leon (5,8) |
| SORRYNOW | 'Who's ___ ?', 2002 novel by Howard Jacobson (5,3) |
| SIESTAS | We hear C. S. Lewis and Donna Tartt codas brought back Zs (7) |
