| IMPRUDENT | Rash rascal, offhand on books (9) |
| PESTILENT | Pernicious epistle scrawled on books (9) |
| DISSIDENT | Criticise position on books in opposition to official policy (9) |
| FOLLYFOOT | Television series based on books by One Pair Of Hands and My Turn to Make the Tea author Monica Dickens (9) |
| LETTERING | The art of inscribing decorative alphabetic characters on books or signs; or, the graphemes impressed (9) |
| EMOTIONAL | On book's return, monastic isle student is overcome (9) |
| SABOTAGED | Small sailor on books, old and crippled |
| INDULGENT | Easy-going at home, glued design on books |
| ABITOFADO | ITV comedy drama series starring David Jason, based on books by David Nobbs |
| REENGAGED | Back on books, first to last, new and old (2-7) |
| ABBOT | Article on books: 39 books for Protestant religious leader (5) |
| ALLCREATURESGREATANDSMALL | Film and TV series based on books written under the pen name James Herriot (3,9,5,3,5) |
| LITTLE | ___ House on the Prairie, TV series based on books by Laura Ingalls Wilder (6) |
| EDITS | Works on books |
| DUSTJACKETS | Removable paper covers on books: 2 wds. |
| AUDIT | Check on books, having access to mine outside university (5) |
| SCOT | Tax that's imposed on books (4) |
| INTO | Keen on books in 10 (4) |
| MURDERS | Midsomer --; television series based on books by Caroline Graham (7) |
| ORNAMENT | Trim gold star on books (8) |
