| MISSJEANBRODIE | The Prime Of ____, novel by Muriel Spark published in 1961 about an Edinburgh teacher (4,4,6) |
| MEMENTOMORI | Novel by Muriel Spark published in 1959 |
| THEGIANTPEACH | James and ___ children's novel written by Roald Dahl in 1961 about a young boy's adventure with seven magically-altered garden bugs: 3 wds. |
| REBUS | TV series about an Edinburgh detective (5) |
| BRODIE | The Prime of Miss Jean ___, novel by Muriel Spark (6) |
| MANDELBAUMGATE | The ?, 1965 novel by Muriel Spark |
| LYALL | Gavin ___, English author of espionage thrillers whose first novel, The Wrong Side of the Sky, was published in 1961 |
| USHER | "The Fall of the House of ___", novel by Edgar Allan Poe (5) |
| EDEN | East Of ____ , novel by U.S. author John Steinbeck published in 1952 and later adapted for film (4) |
| NAPIER | Surname of the mathematician from Merchiston also used in an Edinburgh university's name (6) |
| CHOLERA | Love In The Time Of ___ , novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (7) |
| THEFLIES | Lord Of ___, novel by William Golding adapted as a TV series in 2026 (3,5) |
| ASLIGHTACHE | One-act play by Harold Pinter first staged and published in 1961 (1,6,4) |
| CONSIDER | and 23ac, John Wyndham novella first published in 1961 featuring the character Jane Waterleigh (8,3,4) |
| FRANNY | ____ and Zooey, book by U.S. author J.D. Salinger published in 1961 (6) |
| HERWAYS | see 20ac, John Wyndham novella first published in 1961 featuring the character Jane Waterleigh (8,3,4) |
| HERIOT | George, Scottish silversmith born in 1563 whose surname is part of an Edinburgh university's name (6) |
| POMPEII | The Last Days of ___, novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton (7) |
| OTRANTO | The Castle of ___ (Novel by 18th-century writer Horace Walpole) |
| DORIANGRAY | The Picture of ___, novel by Oscar Wilde (6,4) |
