| MISSPELL | Blunder as writer is taken in by male charm (8) |
| DREAMER | This writer is taken in by dull unrealistic person? |
| TALISMAN | Short story is "Male Charm" (8) |
| MASAI | The writer is taken aback about periodically harsh language |
| CONCEIVE | Start a new life in Cuba as soon as writer's finished (8) |
| CHANDLER | Solver a shade upset about Paul, ultimately, as writer (8) |
| MARGINAL | Such notes as writer may make when on edge (8) |
| SCORCHER | Excellent example as writer of music embraces church |
| PRIESTLY | Like a churchman, as author said (8) |
| SMOLLETT | As author, chap's about to relate story from the East |
| METADATA | File information such as author and size |
| PUTONESFOOTINIT | Blunder, as one may in Balmoral? (3,4,4,2,2) |
| SHAKESPEARE | As writer he is performed, as speaker he is broadcast |
| GAFFE | Blunder as I run away from tall creature |
| ERR | Blunder as US hospital department shortened radius |
| ERASED | Blunder, as edited, partly rubbed out (6) |
| MISCUE | Blunder as royal gardens beauty pageant winner announced? (6) |
| PUTAFOOTWRONG | Blunder, as tin-eared poet may? (3,1,4,5) |
| DROPABRICK | Blunder, as might careless builder? |
| MISRULE | Blunder, as a ref might |
