| MOONSTONE | The -; novel by Wilkie Collins about a sacred Indian diamond and its curse (9) |
| THACKERAY | William Makepeace -; author of books including Vanity Fair, The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond and The Fitz-Boodle Papers (9) |
| REMARRIED | Turned merrier after receiving a diamond and got hitched again (9) |
| DEVELOPER | Software creator gives diamond and battery-powered car to newlywed? (9) |
| BASIL | A herb used for pesto, pistou and panzanella; a novel by Wilkie Collins; or, a character in Fawlty Towers (5) |
| MOON | Word linking with "stone" for the diamond in a novel by Wilkie Collins (4) |
| ANNECATHERICK | The Woman in White in a novel by Wilkie Collins (4,9) |
| THEBLACK | And 14 1881 novel by Wilkie Collins (3,5,4) |
| WOMAN | & 15D 'The ---', 1860 novel by Wilkie Collins (5,2,5) |
| THEMOONSTONE | Novel by Wilkie Collins (3,9) |
| THE | and 21d, 1868 novel by Wilkie Collins |
| INWHITE | The ---', 1860 novel by Wilkie Collins (5,2,5) |
| THEWOMANINWHITE | 1859 mystery novel by Wilkie Collins (3,5,2,5) |
| NONAME | Novel by Wilkie Collins - or an anti-branding concept? (2,4) |
| THEWOMAN | Novel by Wilkie Collins whose protagonist is Walter Hartright (3,5,2,5) |
| KOHINOOR | Famous Indian diamond, the central stone in the Queen Mother's crown (3-1- 4) |
| ARMADALE | 1866 novel by Wilkie Collins |
| THEBLACKROBE | 1881 novel by Wilkie Collins |
| ROBE | 1881 novel by Wilkie Collins (3,5,4) |
| TOREADOR | Literally meaning "mountain of light", a priceless Indian diamond presented to Queen Victoria in 185 |
