| SCOTTIE | Dog that is with novelist from same part of world (7) |
| LASSIE | Rescue dog that is with northern girl |
| AMNESIA | Forgetfulness of men, oddly inhabiting large part of world |
| OCEANIA | Part of world Eco's written about with enthusiasm at first ignored |
| EURASIA | Court barred to actuaries working in large part of world (7) |
| DOROTHY | Kansas girl's affair with novelist Hardy's ending (7) |
| RANSOME | ...but walked the rest with novelist Arthur? (7) |
| THEWEST | Part of world seeing international accept cut (3,4) |
| MAMMOTH | ___ Cave, part of world's longest known cave system |
| SHELTIE | Female officer, that is, with a dog (7) |
| RELATED | Romanov leader thrilled to be from same family (7) |
| COGNATE | Dance about among Anglicans from same family (7) |
| PORSCHE | Shakespearean lawyer from same place as 2 heard fast car (7) |
| SHUTEYE | Sleep with novelist? Yes, briefly (4-3) |
| TSARIST | Mike, a top novelist from St Martin's, got into trouble writing about a person of great power in Russia (7) |
| OSTRICH | This leading novelist from Christon is somewhat disorganised -- he's the type who buries his head in the sand (7) |
| ELGRECO | Painter and composer with a missing novelist from Italy (2,5) |
| SASSIER | Sister eats turkey that is with more sauce (7) |
| GHILLIE | Scots guide that is with group leader fell over (7) |
| LOLLIES | Lazes around, that is, with sticky sweets (7) |