| MOTHERWELL | Which Abstract Expressionist is known for a series entitled Elegies to the Spanish Republic? |
| STEVEJONES | Welsh geneticist who was the 1991 Reith Lecturer on BBC Radio, with a series entitled The Language of the Genes |
| ALGEBRA | Branch of maths in which abstract symbols are used to represent numbers |
| SAXROHMER | Prolific English author known for a series of novels featuring the master criminal Dr Fu Manchu (3,6) |
| SYDNEYNOLAN | Australian artist best known for a series of pictures of the bushranger Ned Kelly |
| NOBEL | Alfred _, Swedish inventor known for a series of prizes (5) |
| VALMCDERMID | Scottish crime writer best known for a series of novels featuring Dr Tony Hill |
| SPUTNIK | Name for a series of space missions launched by the Soviet Union, the first of which launched the first man-made object to orbit the Earth |
| AZANA | Manuel ___, president of the Spanish Republic from 1936-39 (5) |
| THRONES | Game of ___ fantasy drama series that set a record for the most Emmy wins for a series in a single year in 2015 |
| ELSALVADOR | Dali's under the Spanish republic (2,8) |
| HOGARTH | Surname of the artist responsible for a series of paintings entitled 'A Rake's Progress' (7) |
| RILKE | Rainer Maria ___, poet whose best-known work is the Duino Elegies |
| DEGAS | Impressionist noted for a series of paintings depicting ballerinas whose other works include The Bellelli Family, The Absinthe Drinker and At the Races (5) |
| CALENDAR | A learner with aim to get into vehicle for a series of dates (8) |
| ROUGH | Word linking with "Guides" for a series of travel books or "collie" for a breed of herding dog (5) |
| SEASONTICKET | A reduced-rate pass for a series of events or number of journeys within a limited time (6,6) |
| STRING | The way to call for a series (6) |
| EFBENSON | British writer noted for a series of comic novels featuring the characters Mapp and Lucia (1,1,6) |
| CANASTA | Country needs stone to replace diamonds for a series of hands |
