| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| John, author of The Forsyte Saga (10) | ||
| Young ladies with laudable novelist | ||
| Slag off deserving author | The Guardian Cryptic | 01 Dec 2022 |
| Author of The Forsyte Saga | The Guardian Quick | 09 Jan 2019 |
| Loose woman rejected by respectable novelist | ||
| John Sinjohn was his pseudonym | ||
| British Nobel author |