| NEILSIMON | US writer of the 1963 romantic comedy play Barefoot in the Park (4,5) |
| SIMON | Neil, author of the play Barefoot In The Park (5) |
| IRMALADOUCE | A 1963 romantic film starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine (4,2,5) |
| SPARK | Muriel, author of the 1963 novel The Girls of Slender Means (5) |
| SONTAG | Susan, author of the 1963 novel The Benefactor (6) |
| DRABBLE | Margaret, author of the 1963 novel A Summer Birdcage (7) |
| HARPERLEE | US writer of the 1960 novel, To Kill a Mockingbird (6,3) |
| NEIL | Author of the stage plays Barefoot in the Park and The Dinner Party (4,5) |
| OGDENNASH | US writer of whimsical poems (5,4) |
| PATTINSON | see 18ac, Winner of the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship (3,6) |
| WRONGTREE | see 18ac, Winner of the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship (3,6) |
| JIMREEVES | American singer of the 1963 UK hit Welcome to My World (3,6) |
| TOMWOLFE | US writer of the 1987 satirical novel The Bonfire of the Vanities (3,5) |
| ANNERICE | US writer of the gothic novel Interview with the Vampire |
| CAMPBELL | Joseph _, US writer of the 1949 book The Hero with a Thousand Faces (8) |
| NIEL | US dramatist whose plays include Barefoot in the Park (1963) and Biloxi Blues (1985) (4,5) |
| POE | US writer of The Raven |
| FONDA | Jane in "Barefoot in the Park" |
| WARREN | Chairman of the 1963 commission set up to investigate the death of US President John F Kennedy |
| SAKS | "Barefoot in the Park" director Gene |
