| WOLFE | Thomas ___ (1930 -2018), US novelist who wrote The Bonfire of the Vanities (5) |
| GALTON | Ray - OBE, 1930-2018, radio and television scriptwriter (6) |
| TOMWOLFE | US writer of the 1987 satirical novel The Bonfire of the Vanities (3,5) |
| OSAKA | WTA World No. 1 who defeated Serena Williams at the 2018 US Open (5) |
| BEKAH | - - - Martinez, contestant on 2018 US reality TV series The Bachelor (5) |
| SAVONAROLA | Dominican friar who instigated the Bonfire of the Vanities in 1497 (10) |
| LONEWOLFE | Single copy of "The Bonfire of the Vanities"? |
| COMBUSTIBLES | The Bonfire of the Vanities perhaps is incendiary to society (12) |
| NAOMI | 2018 US Open women's singles tennis champion (5) |
| SATIRIC | Like "The Bonfire of the Vanities" |
| SHERMAN | "The Bonfire of the Vanities" character McCoy |
| CRYINGWOLFE | Clamoring for "The Bonfire of the Vanities"? |
| VANITIES | The Bonfire of the --------, a 1987 satirical novel by US writer Tom Wolfe (8) |
| EDITHWHARTON | US novelist who wrote The House of Mirth (5,7) |
| FAULKNER | William ..., US novelist who wrote about people in the southern states (8) |
| SANDRO | Bonfire of the Vanities participant Botticelli |
| LOUISAMAYALCOTT | US novelist who wrote Little Women (6,3,6) |
| HERMANMELVILLE | US novelist who wrote Moby Dick (6,8) |
| CRICHTON | Michael ---, US novelist who wrote Jurassic Park |
| NAOMIOSAKA | The first Japanese tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles tournament, defeating Serena Williams in the 2018 US Open final (5,5) |
