| COMPARED | It is likened to card poem was written about (8) |
| ROBERTFROST | His 'Stopping by Woods . . .' poem was written in 1922 |
| EGGSHELL | An oological carapace whose colour, fragility or surface is likened to off-white, paint, paper or porcelain (8) |
| PERVERSE | For each poem was obstinate (8) |
| MARGARET | Given name of the Queen's sister who was written about in a recent memoir by her lady-inwaiting Anne Glenconner (8) |
| ASSESSED | Evaluated contrary goddess essay was written about |
| GOODDEAL | It means a lot to card players (4,4) |
| BACCARAT | Graduate and pet take vehicle to card game (8) |
| PIECRUST | A patty, tart or turnover's pastry lid to which a Chippendale table with a carved raised edge is likened; or, in the US, the short pastry itself (8) |
| APPLEPIE | A pudding of Bramleys or other cookers baked under a pastry crust, to which a bed prepared as a practical joke is likened (5,3) |
| SIMILE | Figure of speech in which one thing is likened to another (6) |
| MOP | What a certain hairdo is likened to |
| EMERALD | Gem whose greenness is likened to Ireland's verdant landscape (7) |
| MITTEN | What much of Michigan is likened to |
| HONEY | What your love is likened to by Mariah Carey |
| EPIC | The first poem I enjoyed was written about Charmouth -- it was a long poem narrating its past history (4) |
| NORMA | Elton John's Candle In The Wind was written about Marilyn Monroe; her birth name was ... Jean Baker |
| ZAPPA | "Smoke on the Water" was written about one of his concerts |
| GUFFAWS | Rubbish was written about roars (7) |
| EUCALYPTI | Pity a clue was written about trees |
