| EDNAFERBER | American author whose novels included Show Boat, Cimarron and Giant (4,6) |
| UNFORGIVEN | The third western to win Best Picture at the Oscars, following Cimarron and Dances with Wolves |
| IRIS | _ Murdoch, late author whose novels included 1978's The Sea,The Sea (4) |
| FORSTER | E M _, English author whose novels included Howards End (7) |
| GARDNER | Ava ___, film star whose hits included Show Boat (1951) (7) |
| ELDOCTOROW | American author whose novels include Ragtime and Billy Bathgate |
| ABERDONIAN | Abraham and Donald in a novel included rebel leader, one from northern city (10) |
| DOUBLEDARE | Nickelodeon game show featuring a human-size hamster wheel and giant pickable nose |
| ZOLA | Emile ---, French writer whose novels included Nana and Germinal (4) |
| LEIS | Doris ---, British writer whose novels included The Grass Is Singing (7) |
| LESSING | Doris ---, British writer whose novels included The Grass Is Singing (7) |
| THOMASHARDY | English writer whose novels included Far From The Madding Crowd (1874) |
| DORIS | Zimbabweanbritish writer whose novels included The Grass Is Singing (1950) |
| RENDELL | Ruth, crime writer whose novels included 1988's The Veiled One (7) |
| BARRYBONDS | Outfielder for the Pirates and Giants with an MLB-record 688 intentional walks over his career: 2 wds. |
| ANNETYLER | American author whose novels include The Accidental Tourist and Breathing Lessons (4,5) |
| ELLIS | Bret Easton - --, American author whose novels include American Psycho (5) |
| STEPHENKING | American author whose novels include Carrie, The Shining and Misery (7,4) |
| PETERBENCHLEY | American author whose novels include Jaws and The Deep |
| ISABEL | _ Allende, Chilean-American author whose novels include Violeta and City of the Beasts (6) |
