| FLORIO | Lexicographer who wrote the dictionary A Worlde of Wordes (6) |
| EDICT | In the dictionary, a word meaning "ruling' |
| ONIONS | Charles Talbut -; lexicographer who was the fourth editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (6) |
| DRJOHNSON | Name by which the lexicographer who wrote A Dictionary of the English Language and Lives of the Most |
| BREWER | E. Cobham, lexicographer who gave his name to a major reference work (6) |
| JOHNSON | Samuel -; lexicographer who wrote A Dictionary of the English Language (7) |
| NOAHWEBSTER | American lexicographer who published his first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English L |
| QUAINT | Olde-worlde set of books - briefly, fearfully, turn back covers |
| ERINMCKEAN | Lexicographer who wrote "Weird and Wonderful Words" |
| USAGE | A Dictionary of Modern English -; style guide by the lexicographer who compiled the first Concise Ox |
| LAROUSSE | French lexicographer who edited and co-compiled a 15-volume dictionary and founded a publishing house noted for a tome on gastronomy (8) |
| BENYEHUDA | Lexicographer who was the driving spirit behind the revival of spoken Hebrew in the modern era (1858-1922) |
| ROGET | The lexicographer who created a famous thesaurus (5) |
| AQUATINT | A time portrayed in olde-worlde sort of engraving |
| SAMUELJOHNSON | 18th Century English writer and lexicographer who is buried at Westminster Abbey (6,7) |
| DENT | Lexicographer who is a regular on Countdown, Susie _ (4) |
| SUSIEDENT | Lexicographer who presides over Dictionary Corner in Countdown (5,4) |
| RETRO | Olde-worlde beer served up ___ head of pint missing (5) |
| REPORTER | A revolutionary olde-worlde for every journalist (8) |
| CHARM | For example, olde-worlde character of tea room |
