| NOTEPADS | They're used by writers and poets for revision (8) |
| PENS | In quiet ways, they're used by writers |
| ELVISH | Term for several languages invented by author and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien (6) |
| BADBIRDWATCHER | How To Be A ___, book by author and journalist Simon Barnes (3,11) |
| CREATIVE | Hawken loves the interaction between science, techno geeks, and writers and ... minds. (8) |
| PENKNIFE | Blade used by writer, Ken, if upset (8) |
| TENDRILS | A number of boring bits left out? They're used by climbers (8) |
| STIRRUPS | They're used by riders to move spur back (8) |
| INSURERS | They're used by those wishing to take cover (8) |
| UNOPENED | Organisation has nothing on couple of writers and that's sealed (8) |
| LITERATI | Writers and editors (TIE TRIAL anagram) (8) |
| SPACEBAR | Used by writer, it gives no impression of character |
| TEACLOTH | They're used by those that dry up - there's a lot in train (8) |
| NOTEPAD | Used by writer and poet, perhaps |
| CROSSBAR | Posts support this angry poet for the most part (8) |
| HAMILTON | Mistress has poet for socialising primarily |
| LAUREATE | Honored poet, for example |
| ROGET | Physician, philologist and fellow of the Royal Society who compiled a thesaurus published in 1852, since used by writers, monologophobics and later crossword solvers (5) |
| SEMICOLON | Pass on house first that's used by writers for a break |
| MFA | Credential for some poets, for short |
