| EXLIB | Book review discarding book containing unknown bookplate |
| SEAMY | Disreputable son, maybe, merrily discarding book (5) |
| DYNAMO | Body man developed discarding book as energetic type (6) |
| BLANK | Expressionless lot discarding books in financial institution (5) |
| SYRUP | Drink containing unknown cider finally, sweet liquid (5) |
| VIXEN | Tangled vine containing unknown ingredient leads to Earth mother (5) |
| OZONE | Old unit containing unknown toxic gas (5) |
| OBEYS | Listens to some cheesy e-book review (5) |
| AUDIT | Acclaim has no place in book review |
| POLYP | Sound from body of water to the west containing unknown tentacled beast (5) |
| RENDU | With "compte", a French term for a statement of account, a formal record or minute or a short book review (5) |
| TIPIN | Attach, as a bookplate |
| OWNER | Bookplate name |
| LABEL | Known in French as "etiquette", a device such as an airmail sticker, bookplate, nametape or price tag (5) |
| STAMP | Device traditionally used with an inkpad for imprinting bookplates, letterheads, library books, stationery etc with ex-libris, addresses, dates or monograms (5) |
| INEXCESS | Stormy scenes containing unknown Boatman, first to go overboard (2,6) |
| CYAN | Tin containing unknown pigment (4) |
| ANKYLOTIC | Joint almost connected with ear containing unknown number of fused bones |
| AZALEA | Who'd kick bottle containing unknown meadow shrub? |
| ORGANZA | Newspaper article containing unknown material |
