| BUKOWSKI | Charles -, author of novels Ham on Rye and Post Office (8) |
| STROSS | Charles -, author of novels Glasshouse and Halting State |
| KINGSLEY | Charles -; author of Westward Ho! and The Water-Babies (8) |
| SMALLPOX | Disheartened male or female going round shops and post office, appearing rash? (8) |
| DARWIN | Charles -, author of 1859 scientific work On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (6) |
| LAMB | Charles, author of the 1823 collection Essays of Elia (4) |
| READE | Charles -, author of The Cloister and the Hearth |
| DELI | Place to get a ham on rye or kosher pickles |
| ORDER | "Ham on rye, hold the mayo," e.g. |
| DICKENS | Charles, author of the novel Hard Times (7) |
| BLT | Ham-on-rye alternative |
| ERGOT | Group of fungi such as that which grows on rye and related plants |
| WORKSOP | Factory and post office moving to West Midlands town |
| RFD | "___ Country! Mailboxes and Post Offices of Rural America" |
| LAALAA | Friend of Tinky Winky, Dipsy, and Po on "Teletubbies": Hyph. |
| TELETUBBIES | Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa and Po, collectively (11) |
| RHYTHM | Rich yoghurt, and ham, on vacation: that takes some beating! |
| AMONG | All mixed in with bits of ham on grill (5) |
| OOH | Wow-two eggs and ham on the side? (3) |
| MOE | Three Hams on Rye co-star |
