| ELUARD | Paul ___, pen name of Eugene Emile Paul Grindel, a French poet who was one of the founders of the surrealist movement |
| TZARA | Tristan ___ (1896-1963) Romanian-born French poet who was one of the founders of the Dada movement (5) |
| AMANDAGORMAN | "The Hill We Climb" poet who was one of the cohosts of the 2021 Met Gala: 2 wds. |
| PREVERT | Jacques, 20c French poet who was a member of the surrealist group from 1925-29 (7) |
| ARISTARCHUS | ___ of Samos, ancient Greek astronomer who advanced the theory that the earth revolves around the su |
| CRIMES | Fantasy sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The... of Grindel wald (6) |
| BRUNEL | Engineer whose achievements include designing Clifton Suspension Bridge, SS Great Britain and the su |
| USSR | Country assigned the .su domain in 1990: Abbr. |
| GALBRAITH | Robert ___; pen name of the author who wrote The Cuckooa's Calling,The Silkworm and Career of Evil (9) |
| TWAIN | Mark ___; pen name of the author of novels including The Prince and the Pauper and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (5) |
| MILLAIS | Surname of an English painter and illustrator who was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brot |
| SCHUMAN | Robert ---, Luxembourg-born statesman who was twice Prime Minister of France; one of the founders of the EU (7) |
| PATERSON | William -; Scottish merchant who was one of the founders of the Bank of England (8) |
| ARCHIBALD | Which Australian journalist was one of the founders of The Bulletin and made the initial provision f |
| BARRYGIBB | One of the founders of the puzzle's title group; all the starred entries have the same "initials" |
| WOOD | Mrs Henry ___; pen name of Ellen Price, author of some 30 novels including the Victorian bestseller East Lynne, Danesbury House and The Channings (4) |
| NEWMAN | John Henry, 19th Century theologian who was one of the founders of the Oxford Movement (6) |
| EDCASSIDY | Drummer who was one of the founders of the rock group Spirit in 1967 |
| BOOLE | George ?, 19th-century Lincoln-born mathematician regarded as one of the founders of the field of computer science (5) |
| ROHMER | Sax ___, pen name of English novelist Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward, who created the master criminal Dr Fu Manchu |