| OHENRY | US short-story writer |
| POE | US short-story writer |
| CAVA | US short story writer mentioned Spanish tipple (4) |
| OCONNOR | Mary Flannery ___, 19251964, US short-story writer (7) |
| AMBROZEPIRRCE | US short story writer who authored the satirical work The Devil's Dictionary (7,6) |
| LARDNER | Ring --, US short-story writer who wrote "The Young Immigrunts" (sic) |
| RUNYON | A. Damon --, US short-story writer, author of 'Guys and Dolls' (6) |
| DAMONRUNYON | US short story writer with a vernacular style (5,6) |
| LONDON | Name a US short-story writer, novelist, and adventurer, Jack ... (6) |
| POEM | Verse, written by US short-story writer, read by millions (4) |
| AMBROSEBIERCE | US journalist and short story writer, author of The Devil's Dictionary |
| FLANNERYOCONNOR | US novelist and short-story writer whose works include Wise Blood and The Violent Bear it Away |
| BRETHARTE | US poet and short-story writer best known for his stories of Californian gold miners, such as The Luck of Roaring Camp |
| OBRIEN | Novelist and short story writer whose many works include Christmas Roses, The Country Girls, Wild Decembers and the story for children A Christmas Treat (6) |
| EDGARALLANPOE | US poet and short-story writer, 1809-1849 (5,5,3) |
| BOYLE | "New Yorker" short-story writer Kay |
| STANDINGOHENRY | Applause for a short-story writer? |
| LIAM | Irish short story writer O'Flaherty |
| SAKI | Ironic short story writer |
| AMOS | Israeli short story writer Oz |
