| PERTINENT | When about ten, Pinter wrote to the point (9) |
| THECARETAKER | What Pinter wrote to the man in charge of public house perhaps (3,9) |
| EPISTLE | What Paul wrote to the Romans, say (7) |
| LEARNBYHEART | Wrote to the audience with name, rank and serial number, for example (5,2,5) |
| HOLDWATER | Novel Dahl wrote to stand up to examination (4,5) |
| AEHOUSMAN | Poet who wrote "To an Athlete Dying Young" |
| HARPERLEE | She wrote "To Kill a Mocking Bird" |
| BEETHOVEN | He wrote to his "Immortal Beloved" |
| ELIXIR | Magic potion, the right one to lie about when about ten (6) |
| EXERT | Apply pressure to bring back the ash when about ten (5) |
| SIXTH | This mess when about ten revealed the final form achieved by schoolboys (5) |
| TENT | By the side of netted, halved when about ten (4) |
| EXIT | A way to get out that's a drawback when about ten (4) |
| DECENT | When about ten and in early December I had to look respectable |
| EXPERT | A dab hand Peter may have been when about ten (6) |
| ALEXANDRINE | When about ten, I learned an unusual piece of poetry |
| MARXIST | Communist follower was an RC evangelist when about ten (7) |
| EXPEL | When about ten, Peel could drive one out (5) |
| EXAMS | In short, they are sat by same characters when about ten (5) |
| EXCITED | When about ten, deceit may get one worked up (7) |
