| SONTAG | Susan ___, author of 1963 novel The Benefactor (6) |
| MISHIMA | Yukio ___, author of 1963 novel The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (7) |
| ERTZ | Susan ___, author of the novels The Proselyte and Madame Claire (4) |
| ORLEAN | Susan ___, author played by Meryl Streep in "Adaptation" |
| SENDAK | Author of 1963 book Where The Wild Things Are (6) |
| PATRON | There's no part for the benefactor (6) |
| SPARK | Muriel, author of the 1963 novel The Girls of Slender Means (5) |
| INSIDE | 1963 novel by Gavin Lambert (6,5,6) |
| CLOCKS | 'The ---', 1963 novel by Agatha Christie (6) |
| FISHERMAN | Morris West's 1963 novel, The Shoes Of The ... |
| ONEFAT | 1963 novel by Kingsley Amis (3,3,10) |
| THEOJAMES | English actor who played the role of Tobias 'Four' Eaton in The Divergent Series film trilogy, and whose movies include The Benefactor and War On Everyone (4,5) |
| DONOR | A Mr Gold is the benefactor (5) |
| GOODDEED | Splendid document the benefactor is responsible for (4,4) |
| DRABBLE | Margaret, author of the 1963 novel A Summer Birdcage (7) |
| GERE | "The Benefactor" star Richard |
| ENDOW | Be the benefactor for |
| SPY | The ___ Who Came In From The Cold; 1963 novel (3) |
| DAISYCLOVER | 1963 novel by Gavin Lambert (6,5,6) |
| THECLOCKS | 1963 novel by Agatha Christie featuring the character Sheila Webb (3,6) |
