| BELIEVERS | The ___, 2008 novel by Zoe Heller (9) |
| NOTES | 2003 novel by Zoe Heller, _ On A Scandal (5) |
| FRONT | The ___, 2008 novel by Patricia Cornwell (5) |
| APPEAL | The ___, 2008 novel by John Grisham (6) |
| SLAP | The ___, 2008 novel by Christos Tsiolkas (4) |
| BUTT | The ___, 2008 novel by Will Self (4) |
| HOST | The ___, 2008 novel by Stephenie Meyer (4) |
| YOSSARIAN | Protagonist of the Joseph Heller novels Catch-22 and Closing Time (9) |
| TWENTYTWO | Number featuring in the title of a Joseph Heller novel (6-3) |
| CATCHXXII | Roman translation of a Joseph Heller novel? |
| READER | The ___ , 2008 Kate Winslet film based on a novel by Bernhard Schlink (6) |
| OTHER | The ___, 2008 Philippa Gregory novel (5,5) |
| QUEEN | The ___, 2008 Philippa Gregory novel (5,5) |
| RAT | Year of the ___ (2008 or 2020, on the Chinese calendar) |
| GAMORA | Character played by Zoe Saldana in various Guardians of the Galaxy (2014-23) (6) |
| PRIORY | The ___, 1999-2001 TV show of celebrity chat and games presented by Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston (6) |
| AMY | _ Williams, Neighbours character played by Zoe Cramond (3) |
| RHONA | ___ Goskirk, Emmerdale character played by Zoe Henry (5) |
| UHURA | Sci-fi character played by Zoe Saldana |
| ERSATZ | Artificial tears spilled by Zoe, initially (6) |
