| POLITBURO | Books and a sticker collected by mostly hard-up party organisers |
| ADHERENT | Bill with present: books and a sticker |
| BIMAH | This person's enthralled by book and a hard raised platform in a synagogue (5) |
| MOOMINS | Characters in a series of books and a comic strip by writer-illustrator Tove Jansson (7) |
| MOOMIN | One of a family of characters in books and a comic strip by writer-illustrator Tove Jansson (6) |
| TOYOTA | Returning books and a model car (6) |
| MANTUA | University seen behind graduate with books and a gown |
| OTHELLO | Jealous guy's collection of books and a celebrity magazine (7) |
| ANIMALFARM | A book and a film: 'An Exotic Weapon' (6,4) |
| GRAPHICNOVEL | Offspring of a comic book and a paperback |
| ATLAST | A book and a letter, finally (2,4) |
| ENTHRAL | With a good book and a Lehar waltz, out to keep one absorbed (7) |
| PUSHTHROUGH | Compel acceptance of language mostly hard and harsh (4,7) |
| CRACKOF | Party organiser's pretty funny - a reasonable chance (4,5,2,3,4) |
| THEWHIP | Party organiser's pretty funny - a reasonable chance (4,5,2,3,4) |
| FAIR | Party organiser's pretty funny - a reasonable chance (4,5,2,3,4) |
| GHOSTS | Good party organisers will provide spirits (6) |
| LEVIATHAN | A monster, Jacob's son, and close by, mostly |
| DESERT | BBC radio show in which guests choose eight pieces of music, a book and a luxury (6,6,5) |
| INVITER | Party organiser, say, to turn up shortly carrying wine |
