| GARRET | Writing in great novel? An Attic Room With a View, perhaps! (6) |
| BIODEGRADE | Lines in great novel read, possibly rot (10) |
| TWEENAGER | Little Nell's beginning in great novel, as child (9) |
| ATLARGE | Line in a great novel, unbound |
| RICHARD | First great novel of George Meredith, published in 1859 (3,6,2,7,7) |
| THE | First great novel of George Meredith, published in 1859 (3,6,2,7,7) |
| FEVEREL | First great novel of George Meredith, published in 1859 (3,6,2,7,7) |
| ORDEALOF | First great novel of George Meredith, published in 1859 (3,6,2,7,7) |
| YOUCONGOHOMEAGAIN | Great novel about Africa? |
| MAIGRET | I'm great novel detective (7) |
| DANIELDERONDA | George Eliot's last great novel (6,7) |
| GATSBY | The Great -, novel |
| STARGAZE | Succeeded with a great novel involving unknown character's daydream |
| EXAGGERATED | Divorcee of advanced years carrying great novel over the top |
| ANNAKARENINA | Leo Tolstoy's great novel of 1878, spawning numerous feature films (4,8) |
| NORTHANGERABBEY | Poor boy near the barn digesting start of great novel |
| ANAGRAM | This great novel is one of love that reigns (7) |
| AGATHACHRISTIE | I hit Chas -a great novel writer (6,8) |
| HOMERUN | Bard, one writing in dialect, is a great hit in America |
| WILMSLOW | Writing in wood somewhere in Cheshire |
