| TWAIN | Wit who wrote "When |
| MAXBOHM | EDWARDIAN WIT WHO WROTE "THE HAPPY HYPOCRITE" |
| NORA | Ephron who wrote "When Harry Met Sally" |
| EPHRON | Nora who wrote "When Harry Met Sally ..." |
| OSCARWILDE | Irish writer and wit who wrote the play The Importance Of Being Earnest (5,5) |
| DOROTHYPARKER | New York wit who wrote I hate writing; I love having written: 2 wds. |
| WILLROGERS | Oklahoma wit who wrote A fool and his money are soon elected: 2 wds. |
| WHITMAN | Walt who wrote "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" |
| CAMUS | Author who wrote, "When the soul suffers too much, it develops a taste for misfortune" |
| NED | ___ Washington, who wrote "When You Wish Upon a Star" |
| WOJNAROWICZ | Artist and AIDS activist David who wrote, "WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT I'D CONTRACTED THIS VIRUS IT DIDN'T TAKE ME LONG TO REALIZE THAT I'D CONTRACTED A DISEASED SOCIETY AS WELL" |
| EDA | LeShan who wrote "When Your Child Drives You Crazy" |
| OSCAR | Forename of a dramatist, novelist, poet and wit who also wrote short stories including The Fisherman and His Soul, The Happy Prince, The Selfish Giant and The Star-Child (5) |
| PERISH | RIP, she wrote when about to die (6) |
| PENNED | Wrote when in prison? (6) |
| BIERCE | Ambrose ___, U.S. wit who created The Devil's Dictionary (6) |
| SAHL | Wit who recorded the classic 1960 comedy album "At the Hungry I" |
| LESLIE | Ann, British print journalist noted for her dry wit who was made DBE in 2006 (6) |
| EMILYDICKINSON | She wrote, 'When Roses cease to bloom, Sir / And Violets are done' |
| WHENIMSIXTYFOUR | Beatles song which Paul McCartney wrote when he was 16 (4,2,5,4) |
