| ROYALTIES | Payments of a percentage of revenue made to an author, composer, inventor etc |
| OEUVRE | The body of work of an author, composer or painter (6) |
| RATE | Test retainer in form of a percentage (8,4) |
| INTEREST | Test retainer in form of a percentage (8,4) |
| ARCHIMEDES | Greek mathematician, physicist, inventor, etc (c287 - c212) (10) |
| ADVANCE | What is a payment made to an author before a book is finished? (7) |
| ROYALTY | Percentage of revenue from book of monarchs (7) |
| PARTCH | Harry ?, US composer; inventor of musical instruments the diamond marimba and chromelodeon |
| MELBROOKS | "The Producers" author/composer |
| RELIEF | Word for elevation of a design from a plane surface; alleviation of distress; rest from one's duties; or, historically, a payment made to an overlord on taking possession (6) |
| AGT | He gets a percentage of a musician's earnings: abbr. |
| YIELD | Income from an investment, often expressed as a percentage of its cost or current value |
| BIRTHRATE | Number of people born as a percentage of the population |
| ENDOWMENT | A gift of money made to an institution or community (9) |
| HEYSIRI | Start of a voice command made to an iPhone: 2 wds. |
| REPRESENTATIONS | Formal statements made to an authority, often to make a protest (15) |
| POSTALORDER | A written request for the payment of a sum of money to a named payee, obtainable and payable at a post office (6,5) |
| RENEGE | Don't do this. Keep your promise and you'll secure a pact from a percentage of them at least. (6) |
| CULLS | Kills a percentage of a herd (5) |
| ROI | Earnings as a percentage of capital in India (1,1,1) |
