| DHLAWRENCE | Which writer was christened with first names David Herbert? (1,1,8) |
| PDJAMES | Which writer was christened Phyllis Dorothy? (1,1,5) |
| ANTS | Returns with first names of the workers (4) |
| LAWRENCE | Novelist, David Herbert, whose birthplace home in Eastwood has been transformed into a museum dedicated to his life (8) |
| COPPERFIELD | Illusionist Seth Kotkin adopted his stage name David ___ from the title character in Charles Dickens' semi autobiographical novel |
| AAMILNE | Which famous writer was christened Alan Alexander? (1,1,5) |
| ROALDDAHL | Which writer was buried with HB pencils, red wine, chocolate, snooker cues, and a power saw? (5,4) |
| SCORPION | Sign with first name? This has a sting in the tail (8) |
| MARVELL | 17th century poet with first name Andrew (7) |
| JRRTOLKIEN | John Ronald Reuel are the first names of which writer? (1,1,1,7) |
| ENIDBLYTON | Which writer of children's fiction published over 600 books? (4,6) |
| FELTTIPPEN | Writer was aware of restriction about pages with unspecified number |
| DEDICATION | Commitment with which author often starts work |
| DOMINATION | Charitable gesture in which writer's backing tyranny (10) |
| PROSCRIBED | Forbidden urge to which writer's admitted |
| CLAREDUNNE | Which writer and broadcaster gave the 1998 Mary Durack Memorial Lecture on the land as a manifestati |
| HENRY | Prince Harry was christened with what first given name? (5) |
| JOEBIDEN | Which US president was christened with middle name Robinette? (3,5) |
| OSTEOPATHY | Curse year in which writers brought up manipulative treatment (10) |
| ALEXMILLER | A two-time winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award, which author released a selection of his notebooks and letters as A Kind of Confession in 2023? (4,6) |
