| COMMANDING | Order a set of books for the officer (10) |
| FIELDGUIDE | With a pictorial key system pioneered by Roger Tory Peterson, a type of book for the identification of birds, flowers, animals or trees (5,5) |
| OMNIBUS | A collection of books for the coach (7) |
| NANNY | Emma Thompson adapted the Nurse Matilda series of books for the children's film, ... McPhee |
| FLOODGATES | Order a set of gold barriers against rising damp? |
| SEAT | Order a set of furniture (4) |
| ARRANGE | Put in order a set of commercial goods, it's said (7) |
| CONFIDANTE | Entrust inclusion of a set of books for close female friend (10) |
| SECONDMATE | A repeated final winning move for the officer (6,4) |
| INFORMANT | Teacher in class with a set of books for RE (9) |
| ANNUITANT | One night in Paris with a set of books for one receiving regular payments (9) |
| OVENTIT | Opening I found among set of books for bird (4-3) |
| AGENT | Get older set of books for broker (5) |
| VINCENT | Mr Vaughn has set of books for Brooke, who starred as Corrie's Sophie (7) |
| MATE | The end of the game for the officer? (4) |
| ENSIGN | Measure the symbol on the flag for the officer (6) |
| MAHY | Author of books for children and young people including A Lion in the Meadow, The Witch in the Cherry Tree and The Changeover (4) |
| PEYTON | Author of a number of books for children and young people, including Apple Won't Jump, Fly-by-Night, A Pattern of Roses, The Scruffy Pony as well as her classic Flambards novels that were adapted to s |
| SARAH | Forename of the Duchess of York, or "Fergie", who has penned a number of books for children including Budgie and the Blizzard, Little Red's Christmas Story and Puddle Boots Christmas (5) |
| ALBUMS | From the Latin meaning "white", blank books for the insertion of autographs, photographs, cuttings, postage stamps or drawings (6) |
