| MARIOPUZO | U.S. author who wrote the crime novel The Godfather later adapted into a film trilogy (5,4) |
| ARNOTT | Jake, author who wrote the crime novel The Long Firm, set in the 1960s (6) |
| DARK | The ___ Knight Returns graphic novel by Frank Miller that was adapted into a film trilogy starring Christian Bale as Batman |
| RENDELL | Ruth, author of the crime novel One Across, Two Down (7) |
| CLANCY | Tom, U.S. author who wrote the 2000 novel The Bear and the Dragon (6) |
| LEGENDS | ____ Of The Fall, epic tale by U.S. writer Jim Harrison later adapted into a 1995 film (7) |
| TRUMANCAPOTE | U.S. author who wrote the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's published in 1958 (6,6) |
| ALCOTT | Louisa May, U.S. author who wrote the novel Little Women published in 1868-9 (6) |
| PICOULT | Jodi, U.S. author who wrote the 2004 book My Sister's Keeper (7) |
| FEWGOOD | Alan Sorkin's Broadway drama of a US court martial, later adapted into a screenplay, A ... Men (3,4) |
| AFRICAN | CS Forester WWI novel later adapted into a famous Bogart/Hepburn film, The ... Queen |
| JRRTOLKIEN | Author of The Lord of the Rings which was later adapted into a movie: 4 wds. |
| FANTASTICMRFOX | Children's novel by Roald Dahl published in 1970, later adapted into a film (9,2,3) |
| DOCKBRIEF | The ?, 1957 radio play by John Mortimer later adapted for television and the stage |
| NEVERWHERE | Television series which is set in a magical realm called London Below and was later adapted into a novel by 45a |
| ICEMAN | The _ Cometh, 1946 play by Eugene O'Neill later adapted into a 1973 film starring Lee Marvin (6) |
| CAPOTE | Truman, U.S. author who wrote Breakfast At Tiffany's (6) |
| ERNEST | ____ Hemingway, U.S. author who wrote about his time on safari in Green Hills Of Africa (6) |
| IRMALADOUCE | French stage musical later adapted into a 1963 film starring Shirley MacLaine (4,2,5) |
| APTPUPIL | 1982 novella by Stephen King later adapted into a film starring Ian McKellen (3,5) |
