| ISSUES | Editions of newspapers or other periodical publications; books lent by libraries or; points in dispute (6) |
| AGONYAUNT | A writer of an advice column in a newspaper or other periodical. (5,4) |
| HOTSPOTS | Word for areas/flashpoints of danger, intense radiation, political unrest, volcanic activity or warmth; airports, cafes, libraries or other public places with Wi-Fi; or, lively popular venues, such as |
| ESTHER | Stocked by libraries, the reference book (6) |
| ANNUALS | Almanacs, gift-books, keepsakes, Rupert Bear hardbacks or other periodicals published once yearly; or, cornflowers, dahlias and zinnias, for example, that complete their life cycles in one growing sea |
| EXTRAS | Supernumerary actors; or, special editions of newspapers (6) |
| BACKFILES | Earlier editions of newspapers (9) |
| ASPECT | Prospect or outlook; or, conjunction or other angular relationship between planets or points in a horoscope (6) |
| CLEANSWEEP | An instance of conceding no goals or points in a match or competition (5,5) |
| EDITORS | Journalists in charge of newspapers or sections of them (7) |
| EQUATION | From an ancient term for levelling or balancing things out, a mathematical statement of parity, whether referring to quantities or points in doubt (8) |
| INSERTS | Supplements tucked betwixt the folds or pages of newspapers; or, dressmakers' triangular godets (7) |
| COPY | From "abundance, plenty", word first for a transcript of an original, later an individual specimen of an article, book, newspaper or other work; matter to be typeset/printed; or, an imitation or repro |
| STRIPS | Airport runways; football kits; "funnies" in comics or newspapers; or, rows of three or more connected postage stamps (6) |
| BACKNUMBERS | Issues of newspapers or magazines that appeared on a previous date (4,7) |
| EDITIONS | The total number of printings of a book, newspaper or other published material (8) |
| NAVEL | Part of church at start of Lent by which one was attached (5) |
| ROUND | Regular route or journey made when delivering milk or newspapers; or, a slice of toast (5) |
| STAGES | Positions or points in a process (6) |
| ROYAL | System of change-ringing with ten bells; or, a red deer stag with antlers of 12 or more branches or points (5) |
