| ARISTOS | The ___; 1964 collection of essays by The Magus and The French Lieutenants Woman author John Fowles (7) |
| FOWLES | Author of The Collector, The Magus and The French Lieutenant's Woman (6) |
| MORONIC | The ___ Inferno, collection of essays by the late writer Martin Amis, published in 1986 (7) |
| TAROT | A pack of typically 78 objects for fortune-telling, including the Magician/Magus and the Star (5) |
| HUMDRUM | --- And Harum-Scarum, a 1922 essay by the poet Robert Bridges about the shortcomings of free verse ( |
| ANDYWEIRPIECE | Essay by the author of "The Martian"? |
| GENTRY | Low-down on essay by the people (6) |
| SIGHTLINES | 2012 collection of essays by poet and nature writer Kathleen Jamie that was a Radio 4 Book of the Week |
| COBB | The -; breakwater forming a harbour and promenade in Lyme Regis that features in Persuasion and The French Lieutenant's Woman (4) |
| JOHNFOWLES | British author whose novels include The Collector and The French Lieutenant's Woman (4,6) |
| SKETCH | The ___ of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, collection of essays by Washington Irving first published in 1819 |
| BOOK | The - of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, collection of essays by Washington Irving first published in 1819 (6,4) |
| WISEMAN | Woman is the last in, having no love for the magus (4,3) |
| DEFENDANT | The _: collection of essays by English author G.K. Chesterton (9) |
| SWEETANDSOUR | 1954 collection of essays by John O"Hara (5,3,4) |
| THESECOND | And 19 2008 collection of essays by Martin Amis (3,6,5) |
| PATSY | The ___, 1964 film comedy starring, directed and co-written by Jerry Lewis (5) |
| ALARMSANDDISCURSIONS | 1910 collection of essays by G K Chesterton |
| PLANE | 2008 collection of essays by Martin Amis (3,6,5) |
| THESECONDPLANE | 2008 collection of essays by Martin Amis |
