| THESTARS | The celebs seem a bit gloomy, according to AJ Cronin (3,5,4,4) |
| LOOKDOWN | The celebs seem a bit gloomy, according to AJ Cronin (3,5,4,4) |
| PAL | A friend, like Fatboy Chubb is to AJ Sharma inEastEnders(3) |
| THECITADEL | 1937 AJ Cronin novel about a doctor's work in a mining town, which is thought to have influenced the NHS's creation |
| MACKEREL | To make me a clerk might seem a bit fishy (8) |
| STYLES | Fashions that seem a bit nasty to the French? |
| GRAY | English poet a bit gloomy for the Americans |
| AGED | Being old can seem a bit of a tragedy (4) |
| DRAWL | Seem a bit slow, so to speak |
| RAVEL | His Bolero might seem a bit of a marvel (5) |
| PADDY | Might seem a bit Irish to grow rice in it. (5,5) |
| FIELD | Might seem a bit Irish to grow rice in it. (5,5) |
| DREARY | Bring one up in an empty dairy. It's all a bit gloomy (6) |
| DOUR | Study old city that's a bit gloomy |
| CITADEL | "The ___", 1937 novel by AJ Cronin (7) |
| DOCTOR | NYC to Florida resort created by AJ Cronin (6,6) |
| KEYSOFTHE | Solutions to family, God complex and men found by AJ Cronin (4,2,3,7) |
| KINGDOM | Solutions to family, God complex and men found by AJ Cronin (4,2,3,7) |
| FINLAY | NYC to Florida resort created by AJ Cronin (6,6) |
| APPEAR | Seem a bit of cheap fruit! (6) |
