| OMOO | South Seas story by Herman Melville |
| THESCRIVENER | 1853 short story by Herman Melville subtitled A Story of Wall Street (8,3,9) |
| BARTLEBY | 1853 short story by Herman Melville subtitled A Story of Wall Street (8,3,9) |
| BILLYBUDD | Opera by Benjamin Britten based on a story by Herman Melville (5,4) |
| TYPEE | 1846 story by Herman Melville (5) |
| SCRIVENER | Profession of the eponymous Bartleby in an 1856 short story by Herman Melville (9) |
| PIAZZA | 'The -- Tales', 1856 story collection by Herman Melville (6) |
| BILLY | 12 by Britten based on a novel by Herman Melville (5,4) |
| BUDD | Billy ___ , sailor created by Herman Melville, later the title character in an opera by Benjamin Britten (4) |
| FAROFFSHORE | 1888 poem by Herman Melville |
| MOBY | 19th century novel by Herman Melville (4,4) |
| PEQUOD | Ship created by Herman Melville for "Moby-Dick" |
| POTTER | "Israel ___", 1855 novel by Herman Melville (6) |
| MOBYDICK | Book by Herman Melville (4-4) |
| AHAB | Boat captain created by Herman Melville |
| WHALE | Moby-Dick, in the novel by Herman Melville (5) |
| CAPTAINAHAB | Character created by Herman Melville (7,4) |
| ISRAELPOTTER | 1855 novel by Herman Melville (6,6) |
| ISHMAEL | Narrator of the novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville (7) |
| EPIC | Many a sea story |
