| AIRLETTER | Tune with character of a missive (3,6) |
| DEARABBY | Start of a missive to Ms. Van Buren |
| LETTEROPENER | It's used to cut envelopes to reveal first line of a missive! (6,6) |
| CURRYFAVOUR | Seek to ingratiate oneself with character of 14 that's out of line |
| DWELLER | Dickens beginning with character of resident (7) |
| AMPERSAND | In the morning Southern Republican rises with character (9) |
| GLADSTONE | Good young men with character could make prime minister |
| MEANDERED | Rotten act with character kicking off results in wound (9) |
| LODESTONE | Attractive object many announced with character (9) |
| OMELETTES | Cockney's house with characters leaving starter of rank food (9) |
| LORDBYRON | My word, Brydon's upset with character often mentioned in The Trip to Italy (4,5) |
| TIMESTAMP | Maiden in tape with character - it's seen on digital images (9) |
| SPONGEBOB | Oddly, pop requests ban on bags with character. (6,3,6,5) |
| EPAULETTE | Do like lifting uniform with character, mostly, and something decorative on it? |
| LETTER | A missive penned by an epistolarian; a literal meaning, as opposed to the spirit; a symbol in an alphabet; or, a style of typeface (6) |
| SOUTHPARK | Cartoon series with characters Kyle and Kenny (5,4) |
| DEMEANOUR | Enamoured with characters changing conduct (9) |
| DEEPSPACE | Sci-fi series with characters Worf and Odo, Star Trek: ___ Nine |
| NONREADER | Sort loth to engage with characters in book? |
| LETTERPRESS | It's a way of printing a missive to the newspapers (11) |
