| JULES | Mr. Verne, author of Around the World in Eighty Days (5) |
| VERNE | Author of Around the World in Eighty Days whose novel The Green Ray is named after the rare optical phenomenon of the same name (5) |
| NIVEN | David of "Around the World in 80 Days" |
| WELLS | Dolly -----, one of the special guests featuring in Around the World in 80 Days (5) |
| FOGG | Phileas, hero of Around the World in Eighty Days, 1872 novel by French author Jules Verne (4) |
| PALIN | The presenter of Confessions of a Train Spotter, although he hadn't been around the world in 80 days and been knighted then (5) |
| FIX | Detective ___ of "Around the World in Eighty Days" |
| OAKIE | Jack in "Around the World in 80 Days" |
| DAVIDNIVEN | Actor and star of Separate Tables and Around The World In 80 Days, he also served in the Commandos in World War II (5,5) |
| ENID | Forename of the author of around 600 books for children including the Famous Five and Secret Seven adventures (4) |
| BURNETT | Frances Hodgson -; author of around 40 novels including A Lady of Quality, The Secret Garden and The Lost Prince (7) |
| SASH | What is a piece of material worn over the shoulder of around the waist (4) |
| PHILEASFOGG | Central character in the Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days (7,4) |
| PASSEPARTOUT | Valet of Phileas Fogg in Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days (12) |
| JULESVERNE | Around the World in Eighty Days author (5,5) |
| PHILEAS | - Fogg; protagonist in the adventure novel Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (7) |
| EAST | Direction of travel in "Around the World in Eighty Days" |
| REFORMCLUB | Private institution in which Phileas Fogg made his bet in Around The World In Eighty Days (6,4) |
| SIR | The presenter of Confessions of a Train Spotter, although he hadn't been around the world in 80 Days and been knighted then (3) |
| YOKOHAMA | Asian port in "Around the World in Eighty Days" |
