| LITERATURE | Left it, with hesitation, at an English river, captured in poetry and prose (10) |
| DYNASTS | The ____ is a three-part Thomas Hardy "closet drama" in poetry and prose, about the Napoleonic wars |
| HAIKU | Hearts of the vain yakuza captured in poetry (5) |
| LITERATE | Educated learner takes it with hesitation at first of events (8) |
| CONGO | River captured in Vietcong offensive |
| BREAKER | Quantity of water from river captured in cup |
| ACCUMULATE | Collect a carbon copy with hesitation at university after hours (10) |
| PERFORMERS | They act, with some hesitation, at some stage, initially (10) |
| UMBELLIFER | Fill beer order after hesitation at plant (10) |
| LUCKYJIM | Kingsley Amis novel, published in 1954, about a lecturer in medieval history at an English university (5,3) |
| AUTOMATICTELLER | Gun used by archer (with hesitation) at cashpoint (9,6) |
| KILLERWHALE | A whelk I"ll throw with hesitation at sea creature (6,5) |
| REVERBERATE | Concerning a part of speech with hesitation at England's capital, to recoil |
| AMPERE | The current measure of a parliamentarian with hesitation at the end |
| UTTER | Wouldn't you say tut somehow with hesitation at the end? (5) |
| RUDDER | Fish with hesitation at the back of the boat (6) |
| ATHENAEUM | Two articles, third one brought up excitedly initially but with hesitation at temple (9) |
| COUNTERMARCH | Part of military parade finds nobleman with hesitation at start of month (12) |
| LOITER | Hang around and look at it with hesitation (6) |
| PENNILESS | River's captured by writers with no change at all? (9) |
