| PENANCE | A writer had a party in Africa, at the end, showing remorse (7) |
| ASKANCE | With mistrust, almost invited to hold a party in Africa |
| NYASA | Lake in Africa at the southern end of the Great Rift Valley (5) |
| PENTAGON | A writer had to associate with others in a military hq (8) |
| PENTUP | A writer had time to get up, even when repressed (4,2) |
| AAMILNE | Which writer had a son named Christopher Robin? (1,1,5) |
| TWAIN | Mark the writer had a couple (5) |
| ROALDDAHL | Children's writer had a droll bent (5,4) |
| RHODESIA | Greek island, one with a colony in Africa at one time (8) |
| LAGOS | Goals set by a capital place in Africa, at one time (5) |
| ZEALOUS | Keen character at the end showing envy after Judge departs |
| LESOTHO | Kingdom surrounded by the Republic of South Africa at the head of the Orange river (7) |
| ABIGAIL | Unseen Mike Leigh character who famously had a party (7) |
| CHANCES | Hazards as revolutionary's taken over party in Africa (7) |
| HANCOCK | Funny man provides wine, holding party in Africa (7) |
| VALANCE | Cover party in Africa taking place in poetic valley |
| SOLANKI | VS, India-born England ODI cricketer who scored 106 against South Africa at The Oval in 2003 (7) |
| WESTLEY | T -, Essex cricketer; 2017 England Test debutant against South Africa at the Oval (7) |
| ANCIENT | Party in Africa, one given by hospital department for very old boy? |
| YAWNING | Shelter after day's end, showing weariness? (7) |
