| PENELOPELIVELY | Writer who won the 1987 Booker Prize for Moon Tiger |
| LIVELY | Penelope ___, author of 1987 Booker Prize-winning novel Moon Tiger (6) |
| PENELOPE | Winner of the Booker Prize for her 1987 novel Moon Tiger, _ Lively (8) |
| IRIS | ____ Murdoch, writer who won the 1978 Booker Prize for The Sea, The Sea (4) |
| ANDREDAWSON | Right fielder who won the 1987 NL MVP for the Cubs' losing season (76-85): 2 wds. |
| OSCARARIAS | Costa Rican president who won the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize |
| PATBARKER | British writer who won the Booker Prize in 1995 for "The Ghost Road" |
| MARGARETATWOOD | Canadian writer who won the Booker Prize in 2000 for "The Blind Assassin" |
| NADINEGORDIMER | South African writer who won the Booker Prize in 1974 for "The Conservationist" |
| MIZE | Larry who won the 1987 Masters |
| ROCHE | Stephen ___, cyclist who won the 1987 Giro d'Italia (5) |
| PAULWAY | English golfer who won the 1987 Panasonic European Open (4,3) |
| WAY | Paul ___, English golfer who won the 1987 Panasonic European Open (3) |
| DARCY | Eamonn ?, golfer who won the 1987 Volvo Belgian Open (5) |
| CASH | Pat, Australian tennis player who won the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles title (4) |
| UNSER | Al, US motor racing driver who won the 1987 Indianapolis 500 race (5) |
| OKRI | Ben, writer who won the 1991 Booker Prize for his novel The Famished Road (4) |
| IANMCEWAN | British writer who won the Booker Prize in 1998 for "Amsterdam" |
| BENOKRI | Nigerian writer who won the 1991 Booker Prize with The Famished Road (3,4) |
| KINGSLEYAMIS | Writer who won the 1986 Booker Prize with The Old Devils (8,4) |
