| THEBACKOFBEYOND | Fetched a book by novelist - principally to relax somewhere very remote |
| BLESSING | Sanction book by novelist Doris (8) |
| NORTHPOLE | Point stick to identify somewhere very cold (5,4) |
| MINDBOGGLING | Far-fetched a hard to comprehend (4-8) |
| HELL | That man's going to somewhere very hot (4) |
| ACTBIG | Pretence by irritating guest principally to talk boastfully (3,3) |
| OUTSOLD | Duo lost out when it fetched a higher price (7) |
| IRISES | Van Gogh painting that once fetched a record amount at auction ($53.9 million) |
| ETCH | Fetched a bit of acid work (4) |
| TIMBUKTU | Oddly thin doctor riding tuk-tuk out of bounds, somewhere very far away? |
| READABLE | A book left, penned by novelist, is okay as literature |
| REASONS | - to Stay Alive; 2015 memoir by novelist by Matt Haig (7) |
| PERU | Possibly, Kate spurred on to reach very remote place - it's a long way from 12! (7,4) |
| NOWHERE | Arrived at last in a very remote place |
| BLENDINTO | Merge with phone company overseas, principally to secure endless credit (5,4) |
| CONVALESCE | Unite around Northern values principally to recover (10) |
| MAJOR | Study principally to be an officer (5) |
| ROCKSALT | Seasoning gives taste principally to fish Scotsman rejected |
| UPTHEANTE | Put out two forms of energy, including nuclear, principally to increase risk |
| ABLATE | Skilled nurses are there principally to do surgical removal |
