| PUTTINGGREEN | Setting English novelist, as announced, for part of course (7,5) |
| MAINSAIL | Important deal announced for part of propulsion system (8) |
| ANTONIA | First name of novelist AS Byatt (7) |
| PRIESTLEY | Novelist as one with a divine vocation needing to be heard |
| HARDY | Novelist as robust... (5) |
| BACKSTRAIGHT | Good sitting posture for part of course (4,8) |
| SEMINAR | Char wraps a short time for part of course (7) |
| EAGLE | High-flier who predates good result for part of course (5) |
| HOMESTRAIGHT | Modify the histogram for final part of course (4,8) |
| SERVINGS | Is grass cut by monarch very good for parts of course? (8) |
| THROUGH | Having got to the end of most of the difficult part of course (7) |
| LONDON | Location of the first concert of Madonna's Celebration Tour on Oct. 14th, as announced last week; Vancouver was originally scheduled as the first show, but the singer was sidelined with a bacterial in |
| AIDEM | "Prayer for the French Republic" actress Betsy, who was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, as announced yesterday |
| OSCAR | One of a potential 13 for "Emilia Perez," as announced last week |
| TELEGRAM | Message for vehicle going round Eastern part of course (8) |
| GREEN | Like lettuce, raw, as part of course |
| TEE | Part of course of singular river? |
| DOGLEG | Part of course, one of several used by boxer |
| SIN | Main part of course about means of transport (3) |
| SEA | Main part of course about means of transport (3) |
