| BABBAGE | Graduate books a long time seeing historic scientist (7) |
| IMAGES | I'm a long time seeing the pictures (6) |
| MAKINGS | Graduate book requirements (7) |
| AYEARINPROVENCE | Book, a long one penned in support of cleric leading church (1,4,2,8) |
| TUMMYTUCK | Operation in time seeing off a year of delicious school snacks? |
| DALLY | Waste time seeing two students within 24 hours (5) |
| LIBRARY | From the Latin for "bookcase", a collection of books; a building or room in a private house dedicated to said tomes; or, a publisher's series (7) |
| LESOTHO | Place a man books (a little hotel) (7) |
| LEDGERS | The books a heartless dog looks around for? (7) |
| CRYSTAL | In the Marvel comic books, a princess of the Inhuman Royal Family (7) |
| MAGENTA | New game and books, a dark colour (7) |
| TEMPEST | Pro referee Ian on England Rugby's books - a stormy fellow? (7) |
| BALANCE | Something in books a liberal can't work out (5,7) |
| ATLANTA | Attending one Olympic venue, books a second one |
| EPITOME | Defoe's last good book's a typical example (7) |
| READER | Also called a bibliophagist, one who "devours" books; a member of a particular library; a senior university lecturer; or, a proof-corrector (6) |
| JAMES | Depicted in a portrait by John Singer Sargent. novelist who wrote The Portrait of a Lady, The Wings of the Dave and travel books A Little Tour in France and English Hours (5) |
| ANALECTA | Smart man delving into a set of books, a literary collection (8) |
| TRIAL | Something in books a liberal can't work out (5,7) |
| ERRS | Books a table for seven at 6 instead of six at 7, say |
