| BRAVE | Work of author concealed end of novel in daring neologism (5,3,5) |
| NEWWORLD | Work of author concealed end of novel in daring neologism (5,3,5) |
| FLAUBERTSPARROT | Work of author at the top, French novelist's imitator (9,6) |
| CANON | Genuine works of author or clergyman (5) |
| DETECTIVESTORY | Literary genre often associated with the writer concealed in 16-, 32- and 40-Across |
| ENVELOPE | Keeps middle section of novel in sleeve |
| NIB | It could enable you to write opening of novel, in black (3) |
| NAIPAUL | V. ___, writer of novel In A Free State (7) |
| NEAPTIDE | Amend work of writer, including article about small change, in the main |
| STET | Reader's request for original work of writer (4) |
| CRIB | Steal the work of writer, removing covers (4) |
| ASBOLDASBRASS | Simile, money-wise, to equal in daring? (2,4,2,5) |
| SWASHBUCKLING | Taking part in daring adventures |
| GALENTINESDAY | Time to celebrate female friendship, in a neologism |
| LONGTIMENOSEE | Greeting neologism, teen discombobulated (4,4,2,3) |
| SYNTHETICWORD | Neologism |
| DEADRINGER | Likeness of Quasimodo at end of novel? |
| GOGOL | Author to progress repeatedly, reaching end of novel |
| ROWLING | Author arguing about end of novel (7) |
| BRAUTIGAN | Richard ?, author of novels In Watermelon Sugar and Trout Fishing in America (9) |
