| GRANTLY | Theophilus, Archdeacon of Barchester in the Anthony Trollope novel The Warden (7) |
| MRSPROUDIE | Wife of the Bishop of Barchester in 1857 novel Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope (3,7) |
| CLAVERINGS | The -, Anthony Trollope novel first published in book form in 1867 |
| RASSENDYLL | Rudolf ?, character in the Anthony Hope novel The Prisoner of Zenda |
| EVEN | English archdeacon of a smooth nature (4) |
| SEPTIMUS | ____ Harding is the warden in Anthony Trollope's novel The Warden |
| BARCHESTERTOWERS | Sequel to Trollope's novel The Warden (10,6) |
| HARDING | The Warden in an 1855 novel by Anthony Trollope (7) |
| EUSTACE | The ___ Diamonds, Anthony Trollope novel (7) |
| THISTLE | Plant in the tongue twister "Theophilus, the successful ___ sifter" |
| SIFTING | Theophilus Thistle's task in a famous tongue twister |
| ANTHONY | London-born novelist who first obtained fame with his "Barsetshire" series, which included The Warden, Framley Parsonage, etc. (7,8) |
| PROUDIE | Barchester bishop (Trollope) |
| TROLLOPE | Author of works set around the town of Barchester |
| HEKNEWHEWAS | Anthony Trollope novel featuring the character Miss Jemima Stanbury (2,4,2,3,5) |
| RIGHT | Anthony Trollope novel featuring the character Miss Jemima Stanbury (2,4,2,3,5) |
| CHILDREN | Anthony Trollope novel featuring the character Lady Mabel Grex (3,5,8) |
| THEDUKES | And 12 Anthony Trollope novel featuring the character Lady Mabel Grex (3,5,8) |
| AYALASANGEL | Anthony Trollope novel first published in 1881 (6,5) |
| DIAMONDS | The Eustace ___, Anthony Trollope novel (8) |
