The crossword solutions for the term 'British Author' are READE (5 letters), SMOLLETT (8 letters), and SIRARTHURCONANDOYLE (19 letters). READE is the pen name of British author Richard Adams, best known for his 1972 novel Watership Down. SMOLLETT is the surname of Scottish poet and novelist Tobias Smollett, who wrote works such as The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Expedition of Humphry Clinker. SIRARTHURCONANDOYLE is the full name of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a Scottish writer and physician who is most famous for his detective stories featuring Sherlock Holmes.