| OKES | Nicholas ___, English printer of some early editions of works by William Shakespeare and John Webste |
| SNOBS | The Book of ___, a collection of satirical works by William Makepeace Thackeray published in book form in 1848 (5) |
| PERICLES | - - -, Prince of Tyre, dramatic work attributed to William Shakespeare and George Wilkins (8) |
| PERICLESPRINCEOFTYRE | Play thought to be a collaboration between William Shakespeare and George Wilkins |
| PROOFS | Shots of pros in early editions of the book (6) |
| MCGRATH | Former metronomic Australian bowler who turned out for Delhi in the early editions of the IPL |
| TIMON | Of Athens, play believed to _have been co-written by Shakespeare and Thomas Middleton in the early 17th century (5) |
| BILLIARDS | Game mentioned many times by Shakespeare. and played by Napoleon, Abraham Lincoln and Charles Dickens (9) |
| BASKERVILLE | John ___, 18th-century English printer after whom a style of type is named (11) |
| HILLIARD | Nicholas ___, English goldsmith, portrait painter and miniaturist who died in 1619 (8) |
| MIDNIGHTEXPRESS | Film featured in very early edition of newspaper? |
| TUTELARY | Express disapproval over early edition of Guardian |
| BEATER | He raises game in early edition of programme on radio |
| TOPOFTHEMORNING | Wasted fortnight on poem for early edition of Hello? |
| MIDDLEHIGH | & 43D. Language of works by Gottfried von Strassburg and Walther von der Vogelweide |
| OMNIBUS | A collection of works by one author or several works on a similar topic, reprinted in one volume (7) |
| GOUJON | Jean ?, 16th-century French sculptor and architect noted for his decorations of works by Pierre Lescot |
| THEDARKTOWER | Series of works by Stephen King inspired by a Robert Browning poem (3,4,5) |
| CAXTON | William, first English printer, born in the early 15th century (6) |
| ROWE | Nicholas _; English poet and dramatist (4) |
