| PRECIOUS | With 38-Across young female detective in books written by Alexander McCall Smith since 1998 |
| CAMJANSEN | Young female detective in books written by David A. Adler since 1980: 2 wds. |
| NANCYDREW | Young female detective in books written under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene since 1930: 2 wds. |
| LISASIMPSON | Fictional animated character voiced by Yeardley Smith since 1987 (4,7) |
| ELGIN | ..... City, 2023-24 Scottish League Two club managed by Barry Smith since September (5) |
| EUGENE | _ Onegin, 19th-century novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin (6) |
| DELTA | A letter probably written by Alexander the Great showing where on the Nile they should build a city in his name (5) |
| ESSAY | One of 51 written by Alexander Hamilton for the Federalist Papers |
| IOTA | Character in book written in Midwest state |
| ALLBOYS | With 15-Across, young adult memoir by George M. Johnson |
| THELITTLE | With 70-Across, young girl writing parking tickets? (1982 sci-fi, 1989 animated) |
| OTTER | With 93-Across, young river critter |
| ASTERIX | Character in a series of French comic books written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo |
| AGENCY | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective -; series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith (6) |
| COVENANT | Agreement in a set of books written by witches |
| WHATAMESS | Series of children's books written by Frank Muir and illustrated by Joseph Wright about an accident-prone Afghan hound puppy |
| THESPIDERWICKCHRONICLES | Series of eight children's books written by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black |
| ROLYPOLY | The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or the - - Pudding; one of the books written by Beatrix Potter (4-4) |
| ADRIANMOLE | Diarist protagonist of a series of books written by Sue Townsend (6,4) |
| ELEMENTS | A mathematical and geometric treatise consisting of 13 books written by the Greek mathematician Euclid |
