| ESSAYISTS | Yes, assist in providing essential characters for short story writers. (9) |
| NAGASAKI | Harry, a short story writer's city |
| DISPENSARY | Leading story writers feature in appointment-book of clinic (10) |
| EQUIPPING | Providing essential tools (9) |
| LOATHSOME | In providing accommodation for son, firstly look hateful |
| SANCTUARY | Can't Ray get US involved in providing asylum (9) |
| THERAPIST | Person skilled in providing treatment (9) |
| GALLANTRY | Courage shown by everyone in providing signal support |
| NOVELLA | Short month taken by Fitzgerald for short story (7) |
| ETS | Some "Men in Black" characters, for short |
| RPGS | Recreation in which players become characters, for short |
| EXPATS | Some "An American in Paris" characters, for short |
| CONTE | Happy to drop good book for short story |
| KEYSIGNATURE | A major, say, providing essential authentication (3,9) |
| ALICEMUNRO | Short-story author who announced her retirement from writing in 2013, the same year she won the Nobel Prize in Literature |
| OHENRY | Short-story author known for his twist endings |
| POE | Short-story author who was the main character in the movie "The Pale Blue Eye" |
| STORMS | Charges for short story manuscript (6) |
| INITS | Some E.B. White characters, for short |
| DAS | Some "Law & Order" characters, for short |
