| FIREPROOF | 2012 novel by Alex Kava (9) |
| EVAPORATEDMILK | Imported kava, El, to produce concentrated product (10,4) |
| SOIL | Kava from Slovakia perhaps has a peaty disposition (4) |
| TESSERACT | The - - -, 1998 novel by Alex Garland (9) |
| WHATITWAS | 2012 novel by George Pelecanos |
| THEBEACH | 1996 novel by Alex Garland adapted into a film directed by Danny Boyle (3,5) |
| ROOTS | Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alex Haley (5) |
| BEACH | The -; novel by Alex Garland (5) |
| INMY | 2015 novel by Alex Hourston (2,2,5) |
| SKIES | 2008 novel by Alex Scarrow (7,5) (see 1A) |
| OCTOBER | 2008 novel by Alex Scarrow (7,5) (see 11A) |
| OCTOBERSKIES | 2008 novel by Alex Scarrow |
| RECIPE | 2012 novel by Katie Fforde2012 novel by Katie Fforde |
| FORLOVE | see 15ac, 2012 novel by Katie Fforde2012 novel by Katie Fforde |
| LOWERRIVER | The -, 2012 novel by Paul Theroux (5,5) |
| THETRUTH | 2012 novel by Michael Palin (3,5) |
| REDHOUSE | The ___, 2012 novel by Mark Haddon (3,5) |
| GONEGIRL | 2012 novel by Gillian Flynn (4,4) |
| STONEMOUTH | 2012 novel by Iain Banks (10) |
| LOWER | The ?, 2012 novel by Paul Theroux (5,5) |
