| AUTOGRAPHMAN | The -, 2002 novel by Zadie Smith (9,3) |
| ONBEAUTY | Novel by Zadie Smith published in 2005 (2,6) |
| WHITETEETH | 2000 novel by Zadie Smith |
| TEETH | and 24dn, 2000 novel by Zadie Smith (5,5) |
| WHITE | and 24dn, 2000 novel by Zadie Smith (5,5) |
| SWINGTIME | 1936 film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers; novel by Zadie Smith (5,4) |
| TYPINGSCHOOL | The -, 2002 novel by Alexander McCall Smith (6,6) |
| LITTLEFRIEND | The -, 2002 novel by Donna Tartt (6,6) |
| FRAUD | "The ___" (2023 best-seller by Zadie Smith) |
| ZED | Character debuted by Zadie Smith? |
| FORMEN | The -, 2002 novel by Alexander McCall Smith (3,3) |
| KALAHARI | The -, 2002 novel by Alexander McCall Smith (8) |
| MURDERBOOK | The -, 2002 novel by Jonathan Kellerman (6,4) |
| TEAROSE | The -, 2002 novel by Jennifer Donnelly (3,4) |
| RICEMOTHER | The -, 2002 novel by Rani Manicka (4,6) |
| 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) |
| SCAR | The -, 2002 novel by China Mieville |
| LOVELYBONES | 'The --- ---', 2002 novel by Alice Sebold (6,5) |