| BENEVOLENT | Inclination to pack eastern novel, after review, friendly (10) |
| ENWRAPS | Packs eastern variety of prawns (7) |
| EARNEST | Eastern novel is heartfelt (7) |
| DECORATION | Ornament to coordinate after review (10) |
| STRAITENED | Reinstated after review, having financial difficulties (10) |
| FRUSTRATED | Resentful following sign of age shown by daughter after review (10) |
| MOTORCADES | Democrats after review accepting old people, important, may move in these (10) |
| TIPONESHAT | Show acknowledgement to thespian after review (3,4,3) |
| PERNAMBUCO | Bow wood from Brazil perhaps initially more Cuban after review (10) |
| DECLENSION | A series of cases, nine closed after review |
| EASYTARGET | Vulnerable sort in a grey state after review (4,6) |
| PLIGHTONESTROTH | Propose to shorten novel after alarming predicament |
| CHAINREACTION | In an erotic novel, after tea one thing leading to another |
| HUNTFORREDJULY | With "The," Tom Clancy novel, after a pregnant pause? |
| PETSEMATARY | Stephen King's next novel after "Christine" |
| DILEMMA | Catch-22 novel after cover's turned over (7) |
| SKIMP | Be mean towards Kipling novel after second page |
| MARKTWAIN | I want novel after feature for author (4,5) |
| COVERED | Comedian's debut novel after leaving the Fringe read aloud and reviewed? |
| PETCEMETERY | 1983 Stephen King novel, after spell-checking |