| BEATNIK | Kerouac notably a legible writer, says Spooner (7) |
| REJOICE | Take pleasure in note going to Irish writer, say (7) |
| DOGBANE | Plant in marsh European, says Spooner (7) |
| CAKETIN | Take kin a baking container, says Spooner (4,3) |
| ELEGIST | Kind of writer, say, found in online catalogue? |
| TREADLE | Machine operator can't read legible contents (7) |
| HARDPAD | Canine problem old man had experienced, says Spooner (4,3) |
| BEARHUG | Squeeze lock to eavesdrop, says Spooner (4,3) |
| KNOWHOW | Specialised skill? Get to work in the allotment immediately, says Spooner (4-3) |
| PRECISE | Legible |
| OBVIOUS | Legible |
| QEII | Royal who's notably a crossword fan, for short |
| SIGNALISE | Mark, notably a single, is desperate (9) |
| ABOVEALL | Notably, a black smock Renoir finally discarded (5,3) |
| ESSAYIST | Writer says "I set out ... |
| JONATHANSWIFT | Writer says Saul's son joins fleet (8,5) |
| LANDSEER | Artist who painted animals including Newfoundlands, greyhounds, horses and, most notably, a royal Highland stag in his virtuoso piece The Monarch of the Glen (8) |
| HAILMARY | A man, hirsute, says Spooner offering a prayer (4,4) |
| OUIDA | Author says yes in two European languages |
| DENMARK | Country chaps not bright says Spooner (7) |
