| WELLS | Born in the later part of the Victoria era, he was one of he earliest writers of science fiction. He is best known for The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. |
| HESIOD | 8th century BC Greek poet who was the earliest author of didactic verse |
| INTHENICKOFTIME | In fiction, he met 'K' roughly a moment before the end (2,3,4,2,4) |
| EVENINGPRIMROSE | A tall plant with pale yellow flowers that open in the later part of the day (7,8) |
| EPOCH | Era; he cop (anag.) (5) |
| THEREINAFTER | In the later part of a document (12) |
| VERNE | A writer of science-fiction never needs to take part |
| HEINLEAN | United States writer of science fiction (1907-1988). |
| HEARSE | In this era, he's a body carrier (6) |
| MONET | Famous for his paintings of waterlilies, he was one of the principal founders of the French impressi |
| DICK | Philip K ___, author of science fiction novels The Man in the High Castle and The Game-Players of Ti |
| NEOLITHIC | Of the later part of the Stone Age (9) |
| FATCONTROLLER | The ____, title of Sir Topham Hatt in the later of The Railway Series of children's books (3,10) |
| ZEUS | A statue of him was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World |
| AKHTAR | Which Pakistani cricketer was nicknamed "Rawalpindi Express" because he was one of the world's faste |
| LESLIECHEUNG | Hong Kong film legend and Cantopop icon, he was one of the only publicly "out" artists in 90s Chinese pop culture. |
| WEBB | Architect whose London designs include the facade of Buckingham Palace the Admiralty Arch and the frontage of the Victoria and Albert Museum (4) |
| PROTEROZOIC | Geological aeon; the later part of the Precambrian aeon (11) |
| EVENING | The later part of the day (7) |
| GOODAFTERNOON | Greeting for the later part of the day (4,9) |