| BETJEMAN | UK Poet Laureate 1972-84 who wrote A Few Late Chrysanthemums, Summoned by Bells, Diary of a Church Mouse, Trains and Buttered Toast: Selected Radio Talks and Tennis Whites and Teacakes (8) |
| FILMSCRIPTS | Mr. H co-wrote a few, including "Jane Eyre" |
| DICKWHITTINGTON | Summoned by bells, he took a turn for the better (4,11) |
| TEN | Quite a few late-night shows (3) |
| SIRJOHN | Poet laureate, 1972-84 (3,4,8) |
| CALL | A summons with a shout or a name; a cry of a bird; a demand; an inner urge or sense of vocation; a short visit; or, a signal by bell or trumpet (4) |
| DAYLEWIS | UK poet laureate from 1968-1972 who wrote the Nigel Strangeways series of detective novels under the pen name Nicholas Blake (3-5) |
| ROBERTSOUTHEY | English Romantic poet, UK Poet Laureate from 1813 to 1843 (6,7) |
| ANDREWMOTION | Ted Hughes's successor as UK poet laureate |
| MOTION | Andrew --, UK Poet Laureate from 1999 to 2009 (6) |
| CECILDAYLEWIS | UK Poet Laureate 1967-72 (5,3-5) |
| MENDEL | Austrian botanist Gregor (1822-84) who was a pioneer in genetics |
| TAKEUPON | Argue with a UK poet struggling with knight (4,2,2) |
| FLOWERS | Still Life with Tulips, Chrysanthemums, Narcissi, Roses, Irises and other - in a Glass Vase ; painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder, artist noted for depictions of bouquets (7) |
| DAISY | Common name of the largest family of flowering plants - chrysanthemums, dahlias, dandelions, camomile, marigolds and lettuces all being members (5) |
| MARIGOLD | Flower in the family that includes chrysanthemums, daisies and dahlias with a species used as a companion plant (8) |
| CHIMES | Sounds made by bells (6) |
| LOUISBLERIOT | French aviator's "Oui" drowned by bells shaken with violence (5,7) |
| TUBULAR | Bar turning up large American rye starters, followed by Bells? (7) |
| TRAPPINGS | Capture high pitched sounds made by bells and whistles? |
