| NONFICTION | As a writer, you couldn't make it up! (3-7) |
| LOSTGROUND | In need of a map for The Bertie Bowl? If that's the case, I'll have to make it up! (4,6) |
| SEWELL | Children's writer you and I enter into market (6) |
| THOREAU | American writer you no longer read briefly visits |
| FACTUAL | A cat flu treatment - you couldn't make that up! (7) |
| PRETEXT | Excuse you couldn't make by SMS? |
| AISLE | Oral promise: that would-be bride hopes to make it up! |
| UNREADABLE | A French bread Lea made from recipe, for example, that she couldn't make head nor tail of (10) |
| BITLATENOW | "You couldn't have said that two hours ago?" |
| ATASNAILSPAY | The slug complained that he couldn't make it financially ... |
| NODICE | "I tried, but couldn't make it happen" |
| FAILED | The fellow was sick and couldn't make it (6) |
| ADLIB | Make it up as you go along! (2-3) |
| SATONTHEFENCE | Perched on the booty? Handler couldn't make decision (3,2,3,5) |
| RIGHTON | We're told to continue as author you"ll need PC (5-2) |
| ATWILL | When you like, the tailor will make it up for you (2,4) |
| IMPROVISE | Make it up as you go along (9) |
| WINGIT | Make it up as you go along (4,2) |
| COMPOSE | Make it up to get "46" involved with a cop (7) |
| THEFACTSOFLIFE | Nancy McKeon (Jo) couldn't make this 1970s-'80s sitcom's reunion on Dec. 7 since her family had just moved into a new house |
