| PALIMPSEST | Manuscript written upon twice, the first being erased (10) |
| RETURN | Shut up first section of manuscript written by an author (6) |
| MYSELF | Keneally finally invested in manuscript written by mischiefmaker in person (6) |
| OLAS | Old name for palm leaves that have been prepared for being written upon with a steel stylus (4) |
| INDELIBLE | Incapable of being erased (9) |
| CASES | How they're written upon "wanted" posters, especially for capital crimes? (5,5) |
| UPPER | How they're written upon "wanted" posters, especially for capital crimes? (5,5) |
| INEFFACEABLE | Something incapable of being erased or forgotten (12) |
| BLANK | Not written upon (5) |
| FORTEPIANO | Old source of music in two volumes, the first being bigger |
| UNEQUALLED | Being unfair, went first being better than all the others (10) |
| EIGHTHUNDRED | The sum of four consecutive primes, the first being 193 |
| YEAST | As yet, the first being in the second, a brewer can use it (5) |
| ESCAPE | Take off two heads, the first being uncovered (6) |
| YMIR | In Scandinavian mythology, which giant was the first being to be created? (4) |
| DIRECTIONS | News reveals four terrible deeds, first being censored (10) |
| EXHAUSTIVE | I have to try out all possibilities first being thorough (10) |
| TUMBLEDOWN | Admit having fallen first being dilapidated (10) |
| CORNERPOST | Stop another quantity first being delivered in it (6,4) |
| PIGINAPOKE | Item or deal foolishly accepted without first being examined (3,2,1,4) |
