| JOHNLECARRE | The pen name of the author famous for Tinker. Tailor. Soldier. Spy, Smiley's People. etc. (4,2,5) |
| MILNE | Surname of the author famous for Winnie the-pooh, etc. (5) |
| LECARRE | John -- -, pen-name of the author of Smiley's People, etc. (2,5) |
| DAMON | First name of the writer famous for Guys And Dolls, etc. (5) |
| BARRIE | Surname of the writer famous for Peter Pan, etc. (6) |
| FAIRYTAILOR | Couturier for Tinker Bell? |
| JULES | Author famous for Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, etc. (5,5) |
| VERNE | Author famous for Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, etc. (5,5) |
| OLDMAN | Gary ___, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (6) |
| ALEXANDREDUMAS | French author famous for The Three Musketeers, The Count Of Monte Cristo, etc. (9,5) |
| TERESA | Spanish saint and author famous for her mystic visions and for works such as Book of the Foundations and The Interior Castle (6) |
| ALEC | Sir _ Guinness, star of the 1980s TV adaptations Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Smiley's People (4) |
| WOLF | Author famous for A Kid for Two Farthings, Expresso Bongo, etc (4,9) |
| MANKOWITZ | Author famous for A Kid for Two Farthings, Expresso Bongo, etc (4,9) |
| JOYCE | Surname of the Irish writer famous for Finnegan's Wake, Ulysses, etc. (5) |
| THORNTONWILDER | American writer famous for The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Our Town, etc. (8,6) |
| JACQUELINESUSANN | US writer famous for the bestseller Valley of the Dolls (10,6) |
| TRAIN | With early senses including "retinue" and "dragging part of a robe", a word for a line of travelling camels, coaches, people etc; or, a sequence of connected thoughts or things (5) |
| RICHARD | Author famous for Doctor In The House, etc. (7,6) |
| GORDON | Author famous for Doctor In The House, etc. (7,6) |
