| LITERATI | Writers and editors |
| THEFAT | Talkers chew it and editors trim it |
| CON | Crossword ___ (annual NYC gathering for solvers, constructors, and editors alike) |
| ALGONQUIN | and 15/19dn, Group of early 20th-century New York City writers and actors depicted in 1994 biopic Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle |
| SPED | First signs of spelling problems and editor's whipped (4) |
| HEATED | Commit adultery? Conservative's out and editor's excited (6) |
| LIGHTHEARTED | Enthusiasm after crossword answer and editor's cheerful (5-7) |
| TERRIFIED | Amazing chapter removed and editor's panic-stricken (9) |
| ATTRACTED | A little time with paper and editor's captivated (9) |
| RICCIARDI | Laura, and Moira Demos, writers and directors of the US TV documentary serial Making a Murderer (9) |
| ROUND | Group of early 20th-century New York City writers and actors depicted in 1994 biopic Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle (9,5,5) |
| TABLE | Group of early 20th-century New York City writers and actors depicted in 1994 biopic Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle (9,5,5) |
| ALGONQUINROUNDTABLE | Group of early 20th-century New York City writers and actors depicted in 1994 biopic Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle |
| LEVY | Eugene and Dan ----, writers and stars of Schitt's Creek (4) |
| STEIN | Surname of American writer and eccentric; her Paris home was a salon for leading writers and artists between the two world wars (5) |
| CREATIVE | Hawken loves the interaction between science, techno geeks, and writers and ... minds. (8) |
| BISHOPSCASTLE | Shropshire town noted for its alternative community of artists, writers and craftspeople, and home to the Three Tuns, the UK's oldest brewery (7,6) |
| MAIN | We generally heard writers and directors (4) |
| JOURNALISM | Profession involving writers and reporters (10) |
| AUTHORS | Writers and prime movers perhaps (7) |
