| LETTICE | First name of the late Leo Cooper's literary aunt who wrote Blackberry's Kitten, Tea on Sunday and S |
| HOST | Emcee: the circled letters of the starred entries, in clue order, spell out the name of the late star of the puzzle's title show |
| AUTHORSHIP | Has a way with words on Sunday and is popular with one of those getting credit on the books (10) |
| LECARRE | Pen name of the late espionage author who wrote 25 novels including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy and The Constant Gardener (2,5) |
| OVERCOMES | Too many arrive on Sunday, and it gets the better of you (9) |
| AGONY | Type of aunt who might be found on the pages of a tabloid newspaper? (5) |
| TRANSACTS | Painting over; two Poles perform on Sunday; and does the business (9) |
| RIDA | Rapper with the albums Mail on Sunday and Wild Ones, Flo ___ (4) |
| LUCILLE | What was the name of the late BB King's guitar? (7) |
| ELLER | Aunt who sings part of "The Farmer and the Cowman" |
| ANTHONY | The first name of the late, great, Go-show. (7) |
| DOMINICA | One of the Windward Islands, discovered by Columbus on a Sunday and named accordingly |
| EXCURSIONS | Old dog is returned on Sunday and trips (10) |
| PAUL | First name of the late 19th century French poet Verlaine (4) |
| GIANNI | First name of the late fashion designer Versace (6) |
| DIANASPENCER | Maiden name of the late Princess of Wales (5,7) |
| SPENCER | Maiden name of the late Diana, Princess of Wales (7) |
| IRELAND | Bells of ------- , common name of the late summer Moluccella laevis (7) |
| ISSUR | Real first name of the late actor Kirk Douglas |
| RAEBURN | Stove, we hear, for Anna, agony aunt who co-wrote the Dame Maureen Lipman TV series Agony (7) |
