| LEHRER | Tom, US humorist whose songs include The Masochism Tango and The Old Dope Peddler (6) |
| TOMLEHRER | US satirist whose songs include The Masochism Tango (3,6) |
| PARKER | US humorist whose volumes of poetry include 1931's Death and Taxes (7,6) (see 8A) |
| STABLE | Bravo! Old dope with ego to accommodate states he's ... (6,6) |
| GENIUS | Bravo! Old dope with ego to accommodate states he's ... (6,6) |
| IMOGEN | This person's with old dope, a daughter of Will's (6) |
| PUSHER | As a dope peddler, he needs no tractor (6) |
| LEHMAN | Tom ...... , US golfer; 1996 winner of The Open Championship (6) |
| OCELOT | Old dope captures eastern cat (6) |
| CLANCY | Tom ---, US author of Cold War thrillers |
| IRONMAIDEN | English heavy metal band whose songs include 'The Trooper' and 'Run for the Hills' (4,6) |
| JEROMEKERN | U.S. composer of musical comedy whose songs include The Song Is You and Ol' Man River (6,4) |
| TOM | American humorist whose songs include Poisoning Pigeons in the Park (3) |
| STEVEMILLERBAND | Rock group formed in 1966 whose songs include The Joker (5,6,4) |
| CATS | 1981 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical whose songs include 'The Rum Tum Tugger' and 'Memory' (4) |
| THURBER | see 14ac, US humorist whose short stories include The Catbird Seat and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty |
| JAMES | US humorist whose short stories include The Catbird Seat and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (5,7) |
| LEAR | Edward, 19th Century English humorist whose nonsense songs include The Jumblies and Calico Pie (4) |
| EDWARDLEAR | 19th-century English humorist whose nonsense songs include The Jumblies (6,4) |
| DOROTHY | US humorist whose volumes of poetry include 1931's Death and Taxes (7,6) (see 9A) |
