| RICHMALCROMPTON | Writer born in 1890 noted for her Just William series of books (7,8) |
| CROMPTON | Richmal ---, British writer most famous for her Just William stories (8) |
| ADULATE | Flatter her just because of a 'la' in the duet? (7) |
| MORTIMER | ____ Wheeler, British archaeologist born in 1890 noted for discoveries in Britain and India (8) |
| SCHIELE | Egon, Austrian Expressionist painter born in 1890 noted for his erotic, figurative works (7) |
| IBERT | Jacques, French composer born in 1890 noted for his opera Angelique (5) |
| RICHMAL | - Crompton, author of the 'Just William' series of stories (7) |
| JORGELUISBORGES | Argentine short story writer born in 1899 who pioneered the magic realism literary genre (5,4,6) |
| GUYDEMAUPASSANT | French short story writer born in 1850 whose works include Boule de Suif (3,2,10) |
| MORDECAIRICHLER | Canadian writer born in 1931 mirrored a cliche surprisingly (8,7) |
| NAUMGABO | Russian sculptor noted for his Constructivist style born in 1890 (4,4) |
| DAVIDBOMBERG | British painter and one of the Whitechapel Boys, born in 1890 (5,7) |
| POTTER | Stephen, writer born in 1900 noted for his parodies of self-help books (6) |
| VIOLET | Shade of a colour associated with royalty; or, the first part of the name of Mr and Mrs Bott's daughter in Just William (6) |
| JUMBLE | Tudor knot biscuit; second-hand items collected for a type of sale; or, William's dog in Just William (6) |
| OUTLAWS | Bandits, brigands, fugitives or highwaymen; or, the band of friends, Douglas, Ginger, Henry, Jumble and William, in the Just William books (7) |
| BOTT | What is the surname of Violet Elizabeth in Richmal Crompton's Just William books? (4) |
| HOCHIMINH | Vietnamese nationalist leader born in 1890 (2,3,4) |
| GROUCHO | ____ Marx, U.S. comedian born in 1890 with the forenames Julius Henry (7) |
| TORQUAY | Seaside town where Agatha Christie was born in 1890 (7) |
