| SNOWMAN | The ....... , bestselling book by Raymond Briggs (7) |
| ALEC | Author Greven who wrote the bestselling book "How to Talk to Girls" when he was nine years old |
| NICHOLASEVANS | English journalist and novelist whose 1995 novel is one of the bestselling books of all time (8,5) |
| TOBACCONIST | The ___, bestselling book by Robert Seethaler, set in pre-war Vienna, published in 2016 |
| GREY | Fifty Shades Of - - -, bestselling book by E L James (4) |
| THEBEAR | A play by Chekhov - or a book by Raymond Briggs (3,4) |
| FATHERCHRISTMAS | Children's picture book by Raymond Briggs ___ the author and illustrator of The Snowman and The Bear (6,9) |
| FUNGUS | --- The Bogeyman, children's book by Raymond Briggs (6) |
| THESNOWMAN | 1978 children's book by Raymond Briggs (3,7) |
| FALLOUT | Environmental result of a nuclear explosion, depicted in When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs (7) |
| BOGEYMAN | Fungus The ___ , illustrated children's book by Raymond Briggs published in 1977 (8) |
| PROPHET | The -; Kahlil Gibran's bestselling book of 26 poetic essays (7) |
| DAVINCI | 2006 film starring Tom Hanks based on a bestselling book, The - - Code (2,5) |
| ROWLING | Author of bestselling book series ever |
| MAIRUTH | Ms. Sarsfield (b.1925 d.2013), Canadian diplomat and broadcaster who wrote the bestselling novel No Crystal Stair which is set in 1940s Montreal |
| THEMAN | Novel by Bram Stoker; or, an Illustrated book for children by Raymond Briggs (3,3) |
| WHENTHEWIND | 1982 graphic novel by Raymond Briggs featuring the couple Jim and Hilda Bloggs (4,3,4,5) |
| BLOWS | 1982 graphic novel by Raymond Briggs featuring the couple Jim and Hilda Bloggs (4,3,4,5) |
| FUNGUSTHE | 1977 children's graphic novel by Raymond Briggs (6,3,8) |
| ETHEL | _ & Ernest, graphic novel by Raymond Briggs (5) |
