| LARDNER | Ring -, short story writer whose collections include The Real Dope and What of It? |
| PASCAL | Dad's to ring short mathematician |
| RINGLARDNER | Short story writer whose collections include 1925's What Of It? (4,7) |
| RUNYON | U.S. short story writer whose collections include Take It Easy (6) |
| DAMON | U.S. short story writer whose collections include Take It Easy (5) |
| HUGHES | Ted -; Poet Laureate from 1984-98 whose collections include The Hawk in the Rain and Birthday Letters (6) |
| EDGARALLANPOE | American poet and short story writer whose tales included The Fall Of The House Of Usher and The Pit And The Pendulum (5,5,3) |
| PHILIPLARKIN | English poet whose collections include The Whitsun Weddings (1964) and High Windows (194) (6,6) |
| BELLOC | Hilaire, poet whose collections include The Bad Child's Book of Beasts (6) |
| ALBERTOMORAVIA | Italian novelist and short-story writer whose works include The Time of Indifference and The Woman of Rome |
| LOWELL | Robert, U.S. poet whose collections include The Dolphin (6) |
| LARKIN | Philip, English poet whose collections include The Whitsun Weddings (6) |
| ALICEMUNRO | Canadian short-story writer whose works include Dance of the Happy Shades and The Love of a Good Woman (5,5) |
| EDGAR | --- Allan Poe, American poet and short-story writer whose tales include The Fall Of The House Of Usher (5) |
| CARTER | Pen name of a novelist and short story writer whose works include The Magic Toyshop, Nights at the Circus and Shadow Dance (6) |
| OBRIEN | Novelist and short story writer whose many works include Christmas Roses, The Country Girls, Wild Decembers and the story for children A Christmas Treat (6) |
| FLANNERYOCONNOR | US novelist and short-story writer whose works include Wise Blood and The Violent Bear it Away |
| EDGARALLAN | Poet and short story writer whose tales included The Fall Of The House Of Usher (1839) |
| GRANT | Russell ___, astrologer and television presenter whose books include The Real Counties of Britain (5 |
| RUSSELL | Astrologer and television presenter whose books include The Real Counties of Britain |
