| THOMASTRAHERNE | The anthem's roar disturbed this writer with centuries of meditations (6,8) |
| TRAHERNE | Thomas, 17c English mystical prose writer whose works include Centuries of Meditations (8) |
| AURELIUS | Marcus _, Roman Emperor 161-180, stoic author of Meditations (8) |
| MARCUSAURELIUS | Roman emperor and writer of the philosophical Meditations |
| CONTEMPLATIONS | Meditations |
| INTROSPECTIONS | Meditations |
| MEINKAMPF | This writer with something in the pen, a politician with fine autobiography (4,5) |
| DEPARTMENT | Leave this writer with collection of books in part of university? |
| HOMESTRETCH | Crowd mobs this writer with gag in last stage of race |
| MEPHITIS | This writer with acidity - it is something with a nasty smell |
| PAYMENT | Remuneration talk upset this writer with set of books (7) |
| FINISHEDDONNE | Got to the last page of the "Divine Meditations"? |
| ODYSSEY | With "The," work whose translation by Emily Wilson "exposes centuries of masculinist readings," per a Guardian review |
| SPICES | Flavouring substances from the East Indies that triggered centuries of European trade wars |
| METADATA | This writer with farewell message conveys commercial information |
| PAXROMANA | Panorama created around the Cross - more than two centuries of Latin concord! (3,6) |
| MELANGE | This writer with way that includes good bits and bobs (7) |
| SQUAREMEAL | Reconcile this writer with a large, satisfying feast (6,4) |
| GERMANMEASLES | European, this writer, with different sales complaint (6,7) |
| MARSHTIT | Trading centre outside disturbed this bird (5,3) |
