| XIMENES | Under what pseudonym did Macnutt publish his crosswords in The Observer, his fans included the writer Colin Dexter, who named Morse's old inspector after him? (7) |
| MOLIERE | Under what pseudonym did Jean-baptiste Poquelin write plays? (7) |
| AMAZED | The morning crossword in The Observer was stunning |
| BRIANVREPONT | Under what name did Benjamin Truebridge publish his Wordsworthian poetry, including the 1939 collect |
| EVERYMAN | Cryptic crossword in the Observer newspaper (8) |
| VOLTAIRE | 18th Century French writer FrancoisMarie Arouet wrote under what pseudonym? (8) |
| ARESO | Me, the constructor: "I am not someone who puts 'childish retort' answers like DID NOT or IS TOO in his crosswords." You, the solver: "___!" |
| STIRRINGPROSE | The chef wanted to publish his ___ |
| MIKEHAILWOOD | Making his crossword debut, one of the greatest riders of all time! (4,8) |
| RAINE | What pseudonym did Sawkins take when publishing his novel Night of the Hawk (1968) |
| ERASMUS | What pseudonym did a professor of Divinity and Greek at Cambridge use when he published the satire The Praise of Folly (1509) |
| BIBLEBELT | Religious region Yesterday's Crossword in the South in the USA: 2 wds. |
| WALKER | In the comic strip, which pseudonym did the Phantom use, Kit ... (6) |
| HEARN | Under which pseudonym did Gillian Rubinstein write Tales of the Otori (2003-7)? (5) |
| CIO | Tech exec Jotter pad You can now solve our crosswords in the new FT crossword app at ft.com/crosswordapp |
| WILLPOWER | The ability to publish a crossword in the "New York Times"? |
| MANIA | Crosswords in the '20s, e.g. |
| RAGE | Crosswords in the 1920s, e.g. |
| JOE | Slangy cupful for one who clues crosswords in the wee hours |
| CRAZE | Crosswords, in the 1920s |
