| MANN | Thomas -, author of the novels Buddenbrooks and The Magic Mountain (4) |
| THOMASMANN | Author of novels Buddenbrooks and The Magic Mountain (6,4) |
| HOOD | Thomas, author of the poem The Song of the Shirt (4) |
| MORE | Thomas, author of the book Utopia (4) |
| ALPS | Mann's "The Magic Mountain" locale |
| BLUR | Britpop group whose no 1 albums include Think Tank and The Magic Whip (4) |
| RIDE | Magic Mountain attraction |
| DAWKINS | Biologist, fellow of the Royal Society and author of books including The Blind Watchmaker, Unweaving the Rainbow and The Magic of Reality (7) |
| HANSCASTROP | Protagonist of the 1924 novel Der Zauberberg (The Magic Mountain) by German author Thomas Mann (4,7) |
| READ | Enjoy "Buddenbrooks" |
| DYLANTHOMASMANN | Author of "A Child's Christmas in the Magic Mountain"? |
| HARRIS | Thomas, author of The Silence of the Lambs (6) |
| PYNCHON | Thomas, author of the novel The Crying of Lot 49 (7) |
| WOLFGANG | One of the forenames of The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute composer (8) |
| TERRYSOUTHERN | Author of the novels Texas Summer and The Magic Christian (5,8) |
| SOUTHERN | Author of the novels Texas Summer and The Magic Christian (5,8) |
| TERRY | Author of the novels Texas Summer and The Magic Christian (5,8) |
| HARDY | Thomas, author of The Mayor of Casterbridge (5) |
| NASHE | Thomas, author of the 1594 prose romance The Unfortunate Traveller (5) |
| KENEALLY | Thomas, author of the 1991 novel Flying Hero Class (8) |
