| ARNDT | Who wrote in her book Private Lives (1986) : "When you combine wife, mother, career and all, each ro |
| ASSATASHAKUR | Revolutionary who wrote, in her 1987 autobiography, "Love is an acid / that eats away bars" |
| MOURA | In which Queensland mining town have there been two mining disasters, the first in July 1986 when 12 |
| UNIONJACK | Flag you get when you combine the crosses of St Andrew, St George and St Patrick (5,4) |
| SEAANIMAL | Category whose name becomes that of an example of the category when you combine the first word and the last letter of the second word |
| FREEWILBUR | Essence of the messages Charlotte wrote in her web? |
| OLDERMAN | Madonna posed with one in her book "Sex" |
| HERBPARIS | A woodland plant shown in her book is about the norm |
| IMMERSED | Completely involved, ... in her book |
| AYNRAND | Russian-born US writer whose philosophy, 'objectivism', was popularised in her books The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957) (3,4) |
| NELLIE | First name of Zak Dingle's first wife, mother of Butch, Sam and Tina, in the Dales (6) |
| WILSON | Former Children's Laureate noted for tackling tough topics in her books for young readers, including Dustbin Baby and The Illustrated Mum (6) |
| UNDERWOOD | Carrie who tweeted on Friday: "Rest in peace, Tony...It was truly a great honor of my career and of my life to get to share the stage with you" |
| AGATHACHRISTIE | A pistol hit cashier, possibly in her books (6,8) |
| JOYCEWORDS | What Carol Oates used in her books? |
| KEITH | Penelope -; actress noted for her roles in The Good Life, To the Manor Born and a television adaptation of Noel Coward's Private Lives (5) |
| NOELCOWARD | Playwright who wrote Hay Fever and Private Lives (4,6) |
| GOSSIPCOLUMNIST | One who writes in a newspaper or magazine stories about the private lives of celebrities (6,9) |
| AMANDAOWEN | Real name of the Yorkshire Shepherdess, born in 1974 and noted for her books and TV work (6,4) |
| HAVEITALL | Achieve balance between career and family, in a cliche |
