Phileas Fogg's creator
I believe the answer is:
'phileas fogg's creator' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for verne that I've seen before include "French novelist" , "See 27 Across" , "See 14 Across" , "Jules, auther of Around the World in 80 Days" , "Jules ..... wrote ` `20,000 Leagues under the Sea' '" .)