| JOHN | Former poet and playwright can sup Adam's wine (4,10) |
| DRINKWATER | Former poet and playwright can sup Adam's wine (4,10) |
| AESCHYLUS | Playwright can generate extremes of hilarity in funny clauses |
| ROBERTBROWNING | English poet and playwright, 1812-89 (6,8) |
| WATER | Restaurant employee, one spilled Adam's wine (5) |
| MANIAS | Cravings for Adam's wine, brewed without dew (6) |
| BETJEMAN | Sir John -, former Poet Laureate |
| DRYDEN | Former Poet Laureate's uninteresting study (6) |
| EXPOUND | Former poet to give a full account (7) |
| IRON | The - Man; children's novel by former poet laureate Ted Hughes (4) |
| DUFFY | Carol Ann - - - - -, former Poet Laureate (5) |
| CECIL | --- Day-Lewis, former Poet Laureate (5) |
| MONA | Former Poet Laureate Van Duyn |
| OSGOOD | CBS' former 'Poet in Residence' |
| TED | ___ Hughes, former Poet Laureate (3) |
| JOHNMASEFIELD | Former poet laureate who wrote Sea-Fever (4,9) |
| CAROLANN | __ Duffy, former poet laureate (5,3) |
| ANN | Carol ___ Duffy, former Poet Laureate (3) |
| CAROL | _Ann Duffy, former Poet Laureate (5) |
| HUGHES | Ted ___, former Poet Laureate (6) |
