| MAILMAN | A man of letters and father of many so the saying goes (7) |
| UMPTEENTH | Last of many then put me about (9) |
| NAPLES | See this Mediterranean city and die, so the saying goes |
| SPARSELY | Not many so distributed in boxes. See? (8) |
| RICKS | Little Richard's hay stores, so the saying goes (5) |
| SEENBUTNOTHEARD | What children should be, so the saying goes |
| BENNETT | Actor and playwright whose monologues Talking Heads originally included Patricia Routledge in A Lady of Letters and Thora Hird in A Cream Cracker Under the Settee (7) |
| SCHOLAR | A man of letters - but he is still learning! (7) |
| OFGRACE | Tuesday's child is full ___ ___,.... as the saying goes? (2,5) |
| ABRAHAM | A heartless old F1 driver, father of many |
| POSTMAN | A man of letters (7) |
| PENNAME | A man of letters is entitled to have this (3,4) |
| GODONLYKNOWS | The man upstairs just recognises what the future holds, as the saying goes (3,4,5) |
| POSTCODE | A series of letters and digits used as part of a mailing address (8) |
| CHANGEOFADDRESS | Taking up residency in the Senate after being in the D'il, you'll need to give notice of that to a man of letters (6,2,7) |
| WRITERSCRAMP | The complaint of a man of letters? (7,5) |
| FURZE | It's prickly and lords and ladies wear them, as the saying goes |
| CARACOLES | Performs a number of half-turns for Irish friend going to Newcastle, as the saying goes (9) |
| OVERHEAR | Catch report of GIs in Britain during the war, as the saying goes (8) |
| ITNEVERRAINSBUTITPOURS | There's a drought; the teapot works, though, as the saying goes |
