| PENNAME | Biro or Waterman, maybe, as a nom de plume (3,4) |
| ALIAS | Also known as a nom de plume |
| TWAIN | Mark this couple as a nom-de-plume (5) |
| INSTEAD | Detains it maybe as a substitute (7) |
| NAME | Undercover author: A writer who craves anonymity uses a "nom de plume" (also known as a pen ___) |
| PSEUDONYM | An assumed name of a nom de plume |
| ALAS | Sadly, one entered with a nom de plume (4) |
| TITLE | Designation of a nom de plume |
| PLAIDY | Jean, a nom de plume of Eleanor Hibbert (6) |
| OUTOFAFRICA | Memoir by Isak Dinesen, a nom de plume of Danish author Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke |
| PAKCHOI | A chip? OK, maybe as part of a salad (3,4) |
| HIGHSET | Upper class, maybe, as said of a house on stumps |
| AURORA | As a rule, a biro or otherwise can show a spectacular vision (6,8) |
| BOREALIS | As a rule, a biro or otherwise can show a spectacular vision (6,8) |
| OLDBILL | Father William maybe as personification of law enforcement (3,4) |
| NATIVES | King Cole and Burl maybe as residents (7) |
| TRACTOR | Turf oddly extra, maybe, as farming aid? (7) |
| REPLACE | Succeed maybe as one selling on net |
| PIGTAIL | Twist in story of Napoleon, maybe, as told |
| COPYCAT | Purr maybe as one with no original ideas? (7) |
