| TANCRED | 1847 novel by Benjamin Disraeli whose protagonist is the titular Lord Montacute (7) |
| CUTE | There are parts of Montacute which are endearingly pretty (4) |
| SOMERSETHOUSE | Montacute, maybe, which kept records of many deliveries |
| LOTHAIR | 1870 novel by Benjamin Disraeli which expresses his hostility to Catholicism (7) |
| VENETIA | 1837 novel by Benjamin Disraeli (7) |
| MALTESE | "The ___ Falcon" (novel whose protagonist is the detective Sam Spade) |
| HEIGHTS | 1847 novel by Emily Bronte (7) |
| MUDLARK | The ___, 1950 film drama that featured Alec Guinness as Benjamin Disraeli (7) |
| SYBIL | 1845 novel by Benjamin Disraeli subtitled The Two Nations (5) |
| EXPLAIN | Benjamin Disraeli said one should never complain and never what? (7) |
| ENDYMION | 1880 semi-autobiographical political novel by Benjamin Disraeli (8) |
| HENRIETTA | ' ********* Temple', novel by Benjamin Disraeli published in 1837 (9) |
| INTRODUCINGTHETOFF | 1938 novel by John Creasey whose protagonist is the Honourable Richard Rollison |
| INTRODUCING | & 16D 1938 novel by John Creasey whose protagonist is the Honourable Richard Rollison (11,3,4) |
| ROYALTY | "Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to _ you should lay it on with a trowel": Benjamin Disraeli (7) |
| CONINGSBY | 1844 novel by Benjamin Disraeli (9) |
| VIVIANGREY | 1826 debut novel by Benjamin Disraeli (6,4) |
| HENRIETTATEMPLE | Novel by Benjamin Disraeli (9,6) |
| NORTHANGERABBEY | 1803 Jane Austen novel, published in 1817, whose protagonist is the 17- year- old Catherine Morland (10,5) |
| LIGHTYEAR | 2022 animated spin-off from the Toy Story films whose main character is the titular astronaut (9) |
