| RANKIN | Ian, Scottish crime writer who created maverick inspector John Rebus (6) |
| MORSE | Inspector -, John Thaw role (5) |
| IANRANKIN | Scottish crime writer who created Inspector Rebus (3, 6) |
| DEXTER | Colin ---, English crime writer who created Inspector Morse (6) |
| SANSOM | Scottish crime writer CJ without French award (6) |
| AGATHA | Across English crime writer who created fictional detective Miss Marple (6,8) |
| SAYERS | Dorothy L, crime writer who created Lord Peter Wimsey (6) |
| MICKEY | Crime writer who created the detective Mike Hammer, ... Spillane |
| STJOHN | Ian --- ---, Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool from 1961-71 (2,4) |
| COLINDEXTER | English crime writer who created Inspector Morse (5,6) |
| IAN | Scottish crime writer whose novels include Dead Souls and Let It Bleed (3,6) |
| DENISEMINA | Scottish crime writer, creator of Paddy Meehan (6,4) |
| CHRISTIE | Across English crime writer who created fictional detective Miss Marple (6,8) |
| DOROTHYLSAYERS | English crime writer who created Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane (7,1,6) |
| RENDELL | Ruth ..., crime writer who created Chief Inspector Wexford (7) |
| RUTHRENDELL | Crime writer who created fictional detective Chief Inspector Wexford (4,7) |
| RUTH | _ Randell, late crime writer who created the character of Chief Inspector Wexford (4) |
| NGAIO | ___ Marsh, New Zealand crime writer who created the gentleman detective, Inspector Roderick Alleyn (5) |
| VALMCDERMID | Scottish crime writer best known for a series of novels featuring Dr Tony Hill |
| RANKING | Scottish crime writer is given good classification (7) |
