| WHOSWHO | Reference book published by A & C Black since 1849 (4,3) |
| ATLAS | Reference book published by Rand McNally |
| PRINTED | Published by a pen dishing out the dirt (7) |
| EDINBURGH | City where the publishing firms A and C Black, Thomas Nelson and Chambers were located (9) |
| OED | Ref. published by a British university press |
| AMASS | Collect published by a religious service (5) |
| RECORDS | Guinness World -; conceived in 1954 as a book of facts to solve arguments in pubs, a reference book published annually, often given at Christmas (7) |
| MANNERS | Social graces set out in a code of etiquette described in several books published by Debrett's, for example (7) |
| ALMANAC | With information including tide times, plantings dates, moon phases, festivals, seasonal food and recipes, a type of book published annually as a guide to the year ahead (7) |
| NETWORK | A book published in cyberspace by CNN, perhaps? (7) |
| BRENDAN | Self-reference in book published without purpose (7) |
| EDITION | Form of book published it in ode style (7) |
| REISSUE | Book published again about one small woman (7) |
| INFERNO | Dan Brown book published in 2013 (7) |
| REPRINT | Old book published anew |
| ANNUALS | Books published once a year (7) |
| WISDEN | Cricket reference book, published since 1864 (6) |
| WHITAKER | -'s Almanack, reference book published annually since 1868 (8) |
| POTTER | Author of a series of illustrated books published by Frederick Wame & Co. who bequeathed 15 farms and some 4,000 acres to the National Trust (6) |
| SCOUT | Finch found in book published by special constable |
