| MRSBEETON | Victorian English writer famous for her book of household management (3,6) |
| SEWELL | 19th Century English writer famous for the novel Black Beauty (4,6) |
| ANNA | 19th Century English writer famous for the novel Black Beauty (4,6) |
| TERESA | Spanish saint and author famous for her mystic visions and for works such as Book of the Foundations and The Interior Castle (6) |
| NIN | 20th-century author famous for her journals |
| CHRISTIAN | Writer famous for his fairy tales, such as The Tinder Box (4,9,8) |
| CHRISTINA | Ms. Sharpe, 2023 winner of the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction for her book Ordinary Notes |
| BEETON | Isabella, 19th Century London-born author of a famous Book of Household Management (6) |
| UTENSILS | Kitchenalia with Victorian forms illustrated in Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (8) |
| GRAHAMGREENE | English author famous for Brighton Rock (6,6) |
| PRIVILEGE | Victorian English accepting base benefit (9) |
| BLANCMANGE | Old fashioned jelly-like pudding with a recipe in Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management (10) |
| MILNE | Surname of the writer famous for The Picture of Dorian Gray, etc. (5) |
| JOYCE | Surname of the Irish writer famous for Finnegan's Wake, Ulysses, etc. (5) |
| THORNTONWILDER | American writer famous for The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Our Town, etc. (8,6) |
| BARRIE | Surname of the writer famous for Peter Pan, etc. (6) |
| JACQUELINESUSANN | US writer famous for the bestseller Valley of the Dolls (10,6) |
| SARAH | Ms. Bernstein, 2023 winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize for her book Study for Obedience |
| SALLY | Christian name of 2018 Irish Book Awards winner for her book "Normal People" (5) |
| UPDIKE | John ---, American writer famous for his Rabbit series, chronicling the life of Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom (6) |
