| GEOFFREYCHAUCER | English poet making us carry coffee, huge, possibly (8,7) |
| TRANSPORTCAFE | Carry coffee from France at filling station (9,4) |
| DRYDEN | Poet making uninteresting study (6) |
| AUDEN | Poet making mark briefly, attending top-class university (5) |
| EZRAPOUND | Poet making money after appearance of book |
| DRAB | Dull poet making a comeback |
| RHYMESTER | A would-be poet making merry with Seth (9) |
| SAPPHO | Poet making fool hop about (6) |
| HOMER | Poet making a come-back? (5) |
| CHANCER | Opportunist old poet making central alteration (7) |
| HIEING | Poet's making haste (6) |
| ROBERTBROWNINGBREAD | 'Paracelsus' poet making toast? |
| EMERSON | Poet making me snore |
| THEARTFULDODGER | Dickens character making us get old red fur hat replaced (3,6,6) |
| MARLENEDIETRICH | Actress making us spoil man with Eastern range of food, luxurious (7,8) |
| SPREADONESWINGS | One sways after feast making us do new things (6,4,5) |
| INCIDENTALMUSIC | Event associated with man originally making us in charge of soundtrack (10,5) |
| KEEPALOWPROFILE | A short professional in tower with folder making us stay inconspicuous (4,1,3,7) |
| GOOFFATATANGENT | Explode at volunteers backing a new man making us digress (2,3,2,1,7) |
| RETINUE | Body of attendants making us reunite, possibly (7) |
