| VICARAGE | The Murder at the -; novel in which Agatha Christie introduces readers to Miss Jane Marple and her village of St Mary Mead (8) |
| TESS | "A pure woman faithfully presented," per the subtitle of the novel in which she appears |
| STMARY | And 6 Fictional village in which Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth Miss Marple lives (2,4,4) |
| MEAD | Fictional village in which Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth Miss Marple lives (2,4,4) |
| SCARLET | A Study in -; novel in which Arthur Conan Doyle introduces readers to Sherlock Holmes (7) |
| STMARYMEAD | Fictional village which is home to Miss Jane Marple (2,4,4) |
| MURDER | First of Agatha Christie's crime novels to feature the character Miss Jane Marple, published in 1930 (6,2,3,8) |
| ATTHEVICARAGE | First of Agatha Christie's crime novels to feature the character Miss Jane Marple, published in 1930 (6,2,3,8) |
| MISSMARPLE | Who made her first appearance in The Murder at the Vicarage? (4,6) |
| MARPLE | Miss Jane, who solved "The Murder at the Vicarage" |
| STERNE | Author of the novel in nine volumes The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (6) |
| AGATHA | Creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple, ... Christie |
| RUTHERFORD | Actress awarded an Oscar for her role in The VIPs who starred in a number of films as Jane Marple (10) |
| LITTLE | And 17 Novel by American author Louisa May Alcott originally published in two volumes, which introduced readers to the March sisters (6,5) |
| TIBBS | Virgil, character in the novel In the Heat of the Night (5) |
| WOMEN | Novel by American author Louisa May Alcott originally published in two volumes, which introduced readers to the March sisters (6,5) |
| SETH | Author of A Suitable Boy, the novel in verse The Golden Gate and five volumes of poetry including Beastly Tales (4) |
| DESAI | Anita ___, author of the novels In Custody and The Village by the Sea (5) |
| ENGLAND | Oh! To Be In -; one of the novels in the Pop Larkin series by H. E. Bates (7) |
| WESTMACOTT | Mary ___, pseudonym under which Agatha Christie wrote 1930 novel Giant's Bread (10) |
