| BESTSELLING | Fantastic being tells about small description of a very popular author? (11) |
| WHISTLESTOPPING | Top wit's helping unusually to pen small description of a politician's quick tour? (7,8) |
| BICS | Popular writers? |
| SELLOUT | Betrayal of a very popular performance (7) |
| CATS | The cast of a very popular musical (4) |
| DICKFRANCIS | Champion jockey who became a popular author |
| SHOWSTOPPER | Appears with formal headgear - a very popular act! |
| INEXPENSIVE | Popular authors in the past I have discounted |
| TRESTLELEGS | Greets, and tells about table supporters (7,4) |
| AFFLUENT | A loud and voluble description of a very rich society (8) |
| ANTHEM | Word for a style of alternate chanting/singing originally, later a song of devotion, gladness, joy, loyalty, patriotism or praise; or, a very popular tune or rock ballad (6) |
| ONEHORSE | Description of a very small town |
| LOSELOSE | A description of a very disadvantageous situation |
| DROPSALINE | Writes description of a very little sea water (5,1,4) |
| RUMMY | Paplu, a very popular card game in India, is a variant of What game? (5) |
| HAVING | Being in possession of husband a very popular opening gag |
| PEN | Artless parent is a popular writer? (3) |
| COQAUVIN | Firm question about a very popular dish (3,2,3) |
| CONANDOYLE | Missing out university, anyone could turn into a popular author |
| RANSOME | Several hurried off, at first, with a popular author (7) |
