| BELLETRIST | Serb with little novel could be elegant writer |
| EAGLET | Bird could be elegant, apart from name (6) |
| MOLLY | Fish that could be elegant, shortfin, sulphur or Amazon (5) |
| STYLIST | Elegant writer putting pen to paper for shopper? |
| CALLIGRAPHER | Elegant writer has someone on the phone about current plot |
| BRAINSTEM | Flexible Serb with limitless stamina showing nerves (9) |
| BARBERSCHAIR | Sells drink to complicated Serb with official position in cutting room (6'1,5) |
| THETRIAL | Novel could be hit later (3,5) |
| GOODASNEW | Local slimy substance from the German novel could be just out of the box, or thereabouts (4,2,3) |
| STYLISTS | Pen catalogues for elegant writers (8) |
| RITZIER | More elegant author loses head over unknown one (7) |
| UNUSUAL | Type of novel could be 29 across (7) |
| GRACEFUL | Fag with ulcer bursting turned out to be elegant (8) |
| OFMICEANDMEN | Startled Finance with memo describing Director: that's a little novel (2,4,3,3) |
| PUCKOON | Naked setter? That's a little novel (7) |
| SOMERSETMAUGHAM | He wrote a little novel mugs hate (and mar) (8,7) |
| EPISTOLARY | Such a novel could produce pence in miserable royalties (10) |
| HOLDENCAULFIELD | Narrator of novel could handle life differently (6,9) |
| DORRIT | 'Little ---', novel by Charles Dickens (6) |
| FULLOFGRACE | Tuesday's issue is said to be elegant |
