| TABLOID | Paper edited a lot to cover book and papers (7) |
| SILENTTREATMENT | Paper edited a lot to cover book and papers (7) |
| SUNDAYGOTOMEETING | Smart newspaper, working to cover book and film |
| PUBLISH | Bring out press to cover book launch improvised initially (7) |
| APPEARED | A paper edited before editor turned up |
| EXAM | Paper edited initially at 10 in the morning (4) |
| PRESERVER | Museum curator maybe using paper to cover book (9) |
| REST | No, I'm sorry, I can't really do a Bruce Springsteen number. He's the hardest one of the lot to cover (7,4,3,4) |
| TOUGHERTHANTHE | No, I'm sorry, I can't really do a Bruce Springsteen number. He's the hardest one of the lot to cover (7,4,3,4) |
| BLOTTO | Get job lot to cover drunk |
| OVERBID | Unduly high offer completed to get book and papers (7) |
| BUCKRAM | Cotton or linen cloth used to cover books (7) |
| DRIBLET | Dilbert edited a slight amount (7) |
| UNBOUND | Without a cover (book) (7) |
| MOROCCO | It covers book, old small volume in untidy room (7) |
| ETHMOID | Letter of old doctor and papers in form of a riddle |
| DERIDED | Mocked journalist trailing German article and papers (7) |
| MAKINGS | Chatters about relations weed and papers (7) |
| TYPHOID | Disease from tea mostly and papers (7) |
| LAIDOUT | Ruffian nicking article and papers is knocked unconscious (4,3) |
