| SAWYER | Tom, friend of Huckleberry Finn created by U.S. author Mark Twain (6) |
| HUCKLEBERRYFINN | Character created by U.S. writer Mark Twain who first appeared in the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (11,4) |
| HUMANS | Shameless observation: Author Mark Twain noted that ___ are the only animals that blush (or ever need to) |
| BOURNE | Jason, ex-CIA assassin created by U.S. author Robert Ludlum (6) |
| HORTON | Sweet-natured elephant created by U.S. children's author Dr Seuss (6) |
| TARZAN | Jungle hero created by U.S. novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs (6) |
| SNOOPY | Beagle in the comic strip Peanuts created by U.S. cartoonist Charles Schulz (6) |
| FAMILY | ____ Guy, animated TV sitcom created by U.S. actor Seth MacFarlane that began in 1999 (6) |
| POPEYE | Cartoon character created by U.S. cartoonist EC Segar who first appeared in 1929 (6) |
| SPRUCE | ____ Goose, a prototype airlift flying boat created by U.S. aviator Howard Hughes (6) |
| ELMIRA | Where writer Mark Twain (b.1835 - d.1910) is buried in upstate New York |
| GRINCH | How The ___ Stole Christmas!, children's book by U.S. author Dr Seuss published in 1957 (6) |
| GENIUS | A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering ___ , memoir by U.S. author Dave Eggers published in 2000 (6) |
| BUMPPO | Natty, fictional hero of The Leatherstocking Tales by U.S. author James Fenimore Cooper (6) |
| THORNE | Tom, fictional detective inspector created by English writer Mark Billingham (6) |
| FRANNY | ____ and Zooey, book by U.S. author J.D. Salinger published in 1961 (6) |
| ANGELS | ____ & Demons, mystery thriller novel by U.S. author Dan Brown published in 2000 (6) |
| LITTLE | Stuart ____ , book by U.S. author EB White about a mouse-like boy later adapted as a 1999 animated film (6) |
| LIKING | Penchant shown by U.S. writer after 51 (6) |
| GATISS | The League Of Gentlemen and Doctor Who writer, Mark _ (6) |
