| POSTOFFICE | Employs men of letters from 4 down and 5 down (4,6) |
| TWINPEAKS | Hit '90s TV show which asked, "who killed Laura Palmer?" ... and a feature of the starts of 4-Down and 5-Down |
| CHESS | It employs men on board red ship (5) |
| ONTHE | Words that can precede 1-Down and 5-Down, to mean "Undecided" and "Liable" |
| ENGAGES | Employs men not starting with jokes about European (7) |
| ACUMEN | Currently, you employ men with quickness of perception (6) |
| DEMENTED | Ted and Ed employ men who appear to be quite mad |
| AMUSEMENTARCADE | Employ men with broken cart in a cleared entertainment centre (9,6) |
| WASHINGTON | President with virgin material for man of letters from America (10,6) |
| COLOSSIANS | Recipients of letter from Welshwoman cutting business deficit |
| OSCAR | One of those men of letters, like Romeo and Charlie (5) |
| COATSOFMAIL | Protective clothing for men of letters? (5-2-4) |
| LITERATI | Men of letters almost able to read and write, I concluded! (8) |
| MOLAR | Leaders among men of letters analyse rates that may be capped (5) |
| PLANSAHEAD | Prepares for what's coming down the road in 4 down and South Africa for The Crown (5,5) |
| DESPICABLE | - Me 4, 2024 animated film sequel starring the voices of 13 Across, 21 Across, 4 Down, and 17 Down (10) |
| BEERBOTTLE | One of those providing Dutch courage for 4 down and 26 across (4,6) |
| POSTALORDERS | What the men of letters gave waiter, in a manner of speaking, were once written out in exchange for notes (6,6) |
| MAILS | Sounding like men of letters (5) |
| POSTMASTERS | Teachers after a job are men of letters (11) |
