| HELLER | Zoe ___, author of 2008 novel The Believers (6) |
| HEINEY | Rose ___, author of 2008 novel The Days Of Judy B (6) |
| GATISS | Mark ___, actor-writer; author of 2008 novel Black Butterfly (6) |
| KEATING | H.R.F. ___, author of 2008 novel Inspector Ghote's First Case (7) |
| AYESHA | "Mother of the believers" |
| TOMROBSMITH | Author of 2008 novel Child 44 (3,3,5) |
| MULDER | The believer |
| SALMON | Zoe _, succeeded by Helen Skelton on Blue Peter (6) |
| LUCKER | Actress who appeared in Footballers' Wives, Zoe _ (6) |
| ADIGA | Aravind ___, author of 2008 Booker Prize-winning novel The White Tiger (5) |
| BILLBUFORD | American author and journalist to whom Salman Rushdie dedicated his 2008 novel The Enchantress of Florence |
| EVE | She"ll be seen among the believers (3) |
| SALDANA | Zoe ___, star of films Guardians of the Galaxy and Star Trek (7) |
| ALDCROFT | The captain of the England women's national rugby union team, Zoe _ (8) |
| GOD | Almighty "Go do your bit!" for the believer (3) |
| DEIST | Inside is the believer (5) |
| BALL | Zoe _, the host of Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two until 2021 (4) |
| KRAVITZ | Zoe _, star of the 2022 tech thriller film Kimi (7) |
| HANNA | Zoe __, Casualty medic who runs the ED (5) |
| LYONS | Zoe ___, comedian and regular on Mock the Qeek (5) |
