| WBYEATS | Irish poet and dramatist whose first names were William Butler (1,1,5) |
| GILBERT | Librettist whose forenames were William Schwenck |
| NORMANS | Who were William the Conqueror's people, who invaded Britain in 1066? (7) |
| GRACE | Cricketer whose forenames were William Gilbert |
| SHELLEY | Whose first names were Percy Bysshe? (7) |
| RIPTORN | Actor cousin of Sissy Spacek whose real first names were Elmore Rual (3,4) |
| YEATS | William Butler _, Irish poet and dramatist whose verse collections included 1928's The Tower (5) |
| EECUMMINGS | American poet and painter whose first names were Edward Estlin (1,1,8) |
| CUMMINGS | E e ___, US poet whose first names were Edward Estlin (8) |
| BINGCROSBY | Singer-actor, 1903-1977, whose first names were Harry Lillis (4,6) |
| PRIESTLEY | What was the surname of the author whose first names were John Boynton? (9) |
| TEMPEST | The ____, Shakespeare play whose characters' names were used for Uranus's moons (7) |
| BENNETT | Alan -; actor and dramatist whose works include the series of monologues Talking Heads and the play The History Boys (7) |
| THOMSON | Commemorated in Poets' Corner with a memorial designed by Robert Adam, a Scottish bard and dramatist whose The Seasons inspired works by the likes of Clare, Gainsborough, Haydn, Reynolds and Turner (7 |
| BUTLERYEATS | William --- ---, Irish poet and dramatist whose verse collections include 1928's The Tower (6,5) |
| GRECO | Buddy ___, American jazz and pop singer and pianist whose real first names were Armando Joseph |
| DRYDEN | John -; poet and dramatist whose works include All for Love and Absalom and Achitophel (6) |
| RACINE | Jean ___, 17th-century French poet and dramatist whose plays include Andromaque and Phedre |
| AUDEN | Which British-born poet's first names were Wystan Hugh? (5) |
| RAYBRYANT | Philadelphia-born jazz pianist whose real first names were Raphael Homer (3,6) |
