| Ancient Greek author famous for his fables |
| J'accuse" author's first name |
| Like St. Nick's "little mouth," in "The Night Before Christmas |
| Archaic "before |
| Amsterdam" author McEwan |
| Monogram of the author of "The Biglow Papers |
| A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" author Dave |
| Letter before gee |
| Command authoritatively |
| Actor in "Before Sunrise," "Before Sunset" and "Before Midnight |
| Actor Hawke of "Before Sunrise," "Before Sunset," and "Before Midnight |
| Football player Jackson drinks water before a game? |
| Possessive words before "oneself |
| Mixture brushed onto pastry dough before baking |
| Animated movie released in 1998 shortly before the similar "A Bug's Life |
| A Footnote to History" author's inits. |
| Letter before theta |
| Author of the 1974 novel found in the starts of the starred answers |
| Matzo Balls for Breakfast" author |
| Nights before Christmas and New Year's Day |
| Soldier's request before entering a firefight |
| Gullible's Travels" author |
| Campus authority |
| Author's rewards |
| Author Locke of the Harlem Renaissance, the first African-American Rhodes scholar (1907) |
| British author who gave Harvard's 2008 commencement speech: 2 wds. |
| Author of inspirational stories for boys |
| Like a "before" versus "after" photo subject, say |
| Abbreviation before a person's name on a business envelope |
| The Land of Painted Caves" author, 2011 |