| NGAIO | ____ Marsh, New Zealand crime writer whose books include Clutch of Constables (5) |
| MARSH | New Zealand crime writer whose first novel was 1934's A Man Lay Dead, Ngaio _ (5) |
| MARCH | Late New Zealand crime writer (5,5) |
| EDITH | First name of the writer whose books include The Wouldbegoods and The Railway Children (5) |
| DELIA | Cookery writer whose books include How to Cheat at Cooking (5,5) |
| SMITH | Cookery writer whose books include How to Cheat at Cooking (5,5) |
| YATES | Dornford, writer whose books include 1920's Berry and Co. (5) |
| TUROW | Scott *****, thriller writer whose books include 'Ordinary Heroes' (5) |
| GREER | Germaine, feminist writer whose books include The Whole Woman (5) |
| LAING | Olivia _, British writer whose books include Crudo and The Lonely City (5) |
| LOUIS | Author whose books include The Master Of Ballantrae (6,5,9) |
| BROWN | Orcadian author whose books include the poetry collection Loaves and Fishes, the novel Magnus and essay selection Rockpools and Daffodils (5) |
| NGAIOMARSH | New Zealand crime writer and theatre director who created detective Roderick Alleyn (5,5) |
| BLAKE | Quentin ?, illustrator and author whose books include 1999's Fantastic Daisy Artichoke |
| ANGER | Kenneth ?, US filmaker and author whose books include 1959's Hollywood Babylon |
| ENTEBBE | Capital of Uganda during the period of British rule (1894-1962)New Zealand crime writer (1895-1982), succeeded by Kampala (7) |
| THESIGER | Wilfred, British writer whose books include Arabian Sands and The Marsh Arabs (8) |
| MONICA | English writer whose books include One Pair of Hands (6,7) |
| DICKENS | English writer whose books include One Pair of Hands (6,7) |
| BORROW | Surname of the traveller and writer whose books include Lavengro and Romany Rye (6) |
