| WRIT | Almost put down the words for a formal document (4) |
| LIBRETTO | I use the blotter to put down the words (8) |
| PLAZA | Almost put down 10-point tile on a square |
| BASS | One of the words for a flax, hemp, jute or lime fibre bag for holding an angler's fish; a powerful sea perch with a brilliant silver body; or, from "low", the lowest part in music or the deepest male |
| BEVY | One of the words for a company of otters or roe deer, or for a flock of doves, larks, quail or swans (4) |
| VIEW | From "to see", word for a formal inspection first, later an exercise of the faculty of sight; a prospect of fine natural scenery; a painting depicting such a landscape; or, one's outlook (4) |
| EXAM | Short word for a formal test of knowledge or proficiency (4) |
| NOUN | The word for a thing |
| DIAL | Get a number put down the wrong way (4) |
| WOOF | One of the words for the threads woven with the warp to form cloth (4) |
| LAID | Put down the boy about first indiscretion (4) |
| RITZ | Hotelier providing formal documents for auditor (4) |
| NYES | One of the words for flocks or "bouquets" of pheasants (4) |
| CLAY | Cooper's first to put down the greatest boxer |
| LAYS | Puts down the old ballads (4) |
| SHUT | Put down the lid |
| RAIN | Its name in Botswana is the same as the word for "money" |
| PAPALBULL | A formal document issued by the pope, traditionally sealed with a leaden seal (5,4) |
| PASTILLE | A cone or pellet of aromatics or herbs burnt as incense; a lozenge or sweet; or, one of the words for a crayon-like stick of pigment (8) |
| LYRICIST | A person who writes the words for a song (8) |
