| KEYES | Marian ?, author of novels Angels and Sushi for Beginners (5) |
| ENGEL | Marian ?, Canadian author of 1976 novel Bear |
| JAPAN | Country of samurai and sushi (5) |
| WHERE | E.M. Forster novel, ... Angels Fear to Tread (5) |
| ANNE | Author of novels Angel Time, Violin and Merrick (4,4) |
| RICE | Author of novels Angel Time, Violin and Merrick (4,4) |
| ANNERICE | Author of novels Angel Time, Violin and Merrick |
| BROWN | Author of Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code and other novels in the series featuring the symbolist character Robert Langdon (5) |
| PUNCH | Clock element of wordplay (crossword hints for beginners) (5) |
| GROUP | Bunch of geeks read over university physics for beginners (5) |
| TRIOS | Charlie's Angels and the Jonas Brothers, for two |
| ALDOS | Actor Ray of "We're No Angels" and namesakes |
| THEME | Musical passage for beginners to tell how each movement ends (5) |
| THING | Object for beginners to take home in new gear (5) |
| BASIC | High-level computer programming language for beginners which first appeared in 1964 (5) |
| IDIOT | Fool is doing it on time for beginners (5) |
| UVULA | Source of vocal sounds using very unusual letters, awkward for beginners |
| TYROS | Name another term for beginners, or novices (5) |
| PADMA | Lotus position and difficult Mountain asana for beginners |
| RATES | Judges rarely articulate tenets engrossingly simple for beginners (5) |
