| FRAN | Humorous author Lebowitz |
| CRUMP | Barry ..., humorous author (5) |
| EDWARDLEAR | Put together royalty in two parts for humorous author (6,4) |
| EASTERNER | New Yorker, for example, creates attention about a humorous author (9) |
| JEROBOAM | Humorous author briefly keeping snake in large sparkling container? |
| SATIRIST | Humorous writer's bloomer on day before start of troubles |
| MARKTWAIN | American humorous writer, d. 1910 (4,5) |
| JAMES | American humorous writer, d. 1961 (5,7) |
| OHENRY | American humorous writer, d. 1910 (1,5) |
| TWAIN | Humorous writer - two! (5) |
| DOROTHYPARKER | American humorous writer (13) |
| THURBER | James, humorous writer (7) |
| KINGLEAR | Piece by humorous writer becomes a tragedy |
| WODEHOUSE | We do, surprisingly, accommodate humorous writer (9) |
| LEATHER | Hide article penned by humorous writer (7) |
| TWENTYTWO | Number of "catch" by American humorous writer (6-3) |
| IRONIST | Humorous writer working in something flowery before end of text (7) |
| SATIRISTS | More than one humorous writer is in dire straits (9) |
| LEAR | Humorous writer, tragic figure abused by children (4) |
| LUSOR | Player, mocker, humorous writer: tenerorum ___ amorum (Ovid Tr 4.10.1) |
