| EXFACTOR | The ___, 2002 novel by Andrea Semple (2-6) |
| KALAHARI | 13, 6 and 15 Across The ___, 2002 novel by Alexander McCall Smith (8,6,6,3,3) |
| MURDERBOOK | The ___, 2002 novel by Jonathan Kellerman (6,4) |
| RICEMOTHER | The ___, 2002 novel by Rani Manicka (4,6) |
| SHORE | Kafka on the ___ 2002 novel by Haruki Murakami which received the World Fantasy Award in 2006 |
| AUTOGRAPHMAN | The ___, 2002 novel by Zadie Smith (9,3) |
| TEAROSE | The ___, 2002 novel by Jennifer Donnelly (3,4) |
| GREEN | The ___, 2002 novel by Frederic Tuten (5,4) |
| SCAR | The ___, 2002 novel by China Mieville (4) |
| KINGSTON | 2014 St Leger winner ridden by Andrea Atzeni and trained by Roger Varian (8,4) |
| ADATWIST | Titular scientist in a 2016 children's book by Andrea Beaty |
| TWOWONTGO | 1967 novel by Andrea Newman (5,4,3,4,2) |
| THREEINTO | 1967 novel by Andrea Newman (5,4,3,4,2) |
| SMALL | 2004 novel by Andrea Levy (5,6) |
| ISLAND | 2004 novel by Andrea Levy (5,6) |
| BOUQUET | ____ of Barbed Wire, novel by Andrea Newman |
| SMALLISLAND | 2004 novel by Andrea Levy |
| THELONGSONG | 2010 novel by Andrea Levy |
| BRONZE | An alloy of copper and tin used by Lorenzo Ghiberti to make the doors of the Florence Baptistery and also by Andrea del Verrocchio and Donatello in notable equestrian sculptures (6) |
| FAIL | Without ___ 2002 novel written by Lee Child in which Jack Reacher helps Mary Ellen Froelich protect the Vice-President-Elect |