| SHOT | Peter Sellers' "A - in the Dark" |
| STAB | Take a --- in the dark, have a wild guess (4) |
| SHEBEEN | ...a liquor seller a girl visited (7) |
| YEARIN | Peter Mayle best-seller, A...Provence (4,2) |
| KNOWLES | John who wrote the 1959 best seller "A Separate Peace" |
| MARIGOLDS | From the flower seller a grim, crotchety, "Sold out!" (9) |
| FREY | James who wrote the best seller "A Million Little Pieces" |
| LEVINE | Mel, author of 2002 Times best seller "A Mind at a Time" |
| SAMPRAS | Sports star who wrote the 2008 best seller "A Champion's Mind" |
| STEPHENHAWKING | Theoretical physicist who focuses on black holes and author of the best-seller, "A Brief History of Time" |
| BODEGA | Wine seller - a bodge (anag) (6) |
| AIDA | The "A" in the so-called ABCs of Opera, the most-performed operas in the Met's history |
| ABLE | The 'A' in the 'AB' rating given to a sailor on a merchant ship (4) |
| AGENCY | The A in the government-organised betting establishment, the TAB |
| HALO | What circles the top of the "A" in the Los Angeles Angels logo |
| TEATRAY | "Up above the world you fly, like a - in the sky" (Alice in Wonderland) (7) |
| DBA | A.K.A., in the business world |
| AUDIO | It puts the A in the AV Club |
| ANIME | The "A" in the Tokyo studio AIC |
| APPLESAUCE | The "A" in the BRAT diet (10) |
