| MERRILY | The writer runs railway, welcoming one on board with pleasure |
| PENELOPE | The girl to make the writer run away from home (8) |
| EQUATE | Compare quarterly runs - railway disregarded digital advancement (6) |
| HAND | One on board with part of the deck |
| SHALLOWDRAUGHT | Quiet! Let one on board with keel close to waterline (7-7) |
| PAWN | Dupe one on board with little power? (4) |
| DECKHAND | One on board with two sets of cards (8) |
| BISHOP | One on board with Doctor Who star and comic John (6) |
| DOYLE | Writer runs from a fish cutlet! (5) |
| CUBREPORTER | Young writer runs, getting in shape before beer |
| RUDYARDKIPLING | If writer runs during play, kid gets excited (7,7) |
| ERRING | Some writer ran text, being in the wrong (6) |
| ERRANT | Some writer ran text, being in the wrong (6) |
| CAROLLER | Festive entertainer, children's author, runs off with hesitant expression (8) |
| MEMOIR | Turns up somewhere for the Italians welcoming one Frenchman with The Life of Brian, for example (6) |
| TIDALWAVE | The overwhelming emotion produced by politician welcoming one gangster on white horse (5,4) |
| TOWNCRIER | Con writer runs past announcer |
| HIERARCHY | An order to run railway over part of bridge (9) |
| STREAMLINE | Run railway to increase efficiency (10) |
| ONTHE | How any properly run railway is operated (2,3,5,5) |
