| KATEGREENAWAY | Victorian-era artist and writer after whom the Carnegie Medal for Illustration was originally named (4,9) |
| POE | Writer after whom the Edgar Award is named |
| GRIMSHAW | John Atkinson —, Victorian-era artist |
| EXAMPLE | Illustration was more than enough (7) |
| ASIMOV | Writer after whom an asteroid and Mars crater are named |
| IGGY | "The End of an Era" artist Azalea |
| ARI | "Soft Girl Era" artist Lennox |
| APOLLOBAY | Which coastal Victorian town was originally named Middleton and then Kambruk, but in 1952 was offici |
| PASSENGER | The ___ 2022 novel by Cormac McCarthy that has been longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal |
| NEILGAIMAN | English author and screenwriter whose work The Graveyard Book won him the Newbery and Carnegie medals: 2 wds. |
| TENNIEL | Victorian artist remembered for his political cartoons in Punch and for illustrations in Lewis Carroll's novels about the adventures of Alice (7) |
| BILLBLACKBURN | Actor who was originally named William and played Lt Hadley and had other uncredited roles in Star Trek: The Original Series: 2 wds. |
| BLAKE | Artist noted for illustrations of Roald Dahl's characters including the BFG, the Twits and Muggle-Wump (5) |
| DOROTHY | ___ Garrod, archaeologist after whom Class 60 No. 60071 was originally named (7) |
| TOVEJANSSON | Multidisciplinary artist and writer, she is the originator of the iconic "Moomin" characters, and lived out her retirement with her partner on a tiny Finnish island. |
| ORAM | Neil, British artist and writer known for his 10-play cycle The Warp (4) |
| BALLETSHOES | 1936 children's novel by Noel Streatfeild, runner-up for the inaugural Carnegie Medal (6,5) |
| RHODES | For whom Zimbabwe was originally named |
| BRETT | Artist noted for illustrations such as The Flower Ballet, Pixie Circus, Twilight Dance, Goodnight Time and Fairy Time (5) |
| RACKHAM | Artist noted for illustrations of Grimm's fairy tales and stories by Kenneth Grahame and J. M. Barrie (7) |
