Complete Clue List
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1. British playwright, Nobel Prize winner, Harold __, 'The Caretaker'
5. One of the World War I poets, Rupert __
10. Book by John Updike, 'Rabbit, __'
11. French Oriental and religious historian and scholar, 1823-1892, Ernest __
12. Writer (USA) of mostly young adult fiction, Judy __
13. Feminist playwright and performer, __ Ensler
14. Book by Mary Jane Staples, 2011, '__ and Downs'
15. Children's book by A A Milne (1927),(3,2,3,3)
16. American naturalist, essayist and poet, 'Walden'
20. Robert Goddard thriller (2016), "__ of the Earth" (3,4)
23. Animated movie musical from Blue Sky Studios
24. British/Bulgarian novelist, Nobel prize (Lit.) 1981
27. Russian-American novelist, 'Lolita', Vladimir __
31. Collector of postage stamps
33. Norwegian novelist, 'Out Stealing Horses', __ Petterson
34. Award winning author of 'Islands of Abandonment', __ Flyn
35. Term for a large format paperback
36. Talk show host, author, philanthropist __ Winfrey
37. Number of blind mice according to Caesar
38. Australian children's author, 'Magic Beach', __ Lester
39. What Ayn Rand's Atlas does in the present tense
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2. Romanian-French playwright, Eugene
3. Roman-African comic playwright, died about 159 BCE
4. Restore, or make fresh
5. Comedian, author, playwright, wrote for 'Blackadder' and 'The Young Ones' (3,1,5)
6. Playwright/screenwriter/actor John __ , 'Look Back in Anger'
7. Norwegian crime author, Jan-Erik James (Jan) __
8. French novelist/essayist (1871-1922), Marcel
9. SIX DIE (anag), Linguistics, general terms to describe specifics, e.g., tomorrow, they, etc.
17. Australian national residential builders' organisation (inits.)
18. Supreme Court (USA) decision, 1973 __ v. Wade, overturned in 2022
19. Satirical musical, 2001, by Hollman and Kotis
21. Umberto __, Italian medievalist, philosopher, novel 'The Name of the Rose' 1980
22. Batman and Robin, described as 'The Dynamic __'
24. Author of 'In Cold Blood' and 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', Truman __
25. British - Trinidad author, Booker Prize winner 1971, surname
26. Australian-British author, 'Mary Poppins' series
28. English writer of teen spy series 'Spy High', A.J. __
29. Author of 'The Jungle Book', surname
30. Ancient Roman poet, Publius Vergilius Maro
32. Yusuf __, Egyptian playwright, novelist (1927-1991), 'The Cheapest Nights'