| RICEMOTHER | The -, 2002 novel by Rani Manicka |
| AUTOGRAPHMAN | The -, 2002 novel by Zadie Smith (9,3) |
| MURDERBOOK | The -, 2002 novel by Jonathan Kellerman (6,4) |
| TEAROSE | The -, 2002 novel by Jennifer Donnelly (3,4) |
| TYPINGSCHOOL | The -, 2002 novel by Alexander McCall Smith (6,6) |
| FORMEN | The -, 2002 novel by Alexander McCall Smith (3,3) |
| KALAHARI | The -, 2002 novel by Alexander McCall Smith (8) |
| SUMMONS | 'The ---', 2002 novel by John Grisham (7) |
| HOUR | The -, 2002 novel by Frederic Tuten (5,4) |
| GREEN | & 10A The -, 2002 novel by Frederic Tuten (5,4) |
| LITTLEFRIEND | The -, 2002 novel by Donna Tartt (6,6) |
| SCAR | The -, 2002 novel by China Mieville |
| LOVELYBONES | 'The --- ---', 2002 novel by Alice Sebold (6,5) |
| EXFACTOR | The -, 2002 novel by Andrea Semple (2-6) |
| BANYANTREE | Producer of fruit eaten by rani, mostly cooked |
| TREVOR | Author of the 2002 novel The Story of Lucy Gault (7,6) |
| WILLIAM | Author of the 2002 novel The Story of Lucy Gault (7,6) |
| UNRESTRAINABLE | Unable to be held back by rani, subaltern bashed earl (14) |
| EGGERS | Dave ___, author of the 2002 novel You Shall Know Our Velocity (6) |
| NIRVANA | Bliss of Hindus, those at the front welcomed by circulating rani |
