| ALLOTMENTS | People into books by Eliot, perhaps, after everyone shares (10) |
| REDINTOOTH | Tennyson's nature put colour into books by worker about legislation (3,2,5,3,4) |
| OPTS | Selects work by Eliot, perhaps? |
| TRANSVERSE | Managed to penetrate works by Eliot, initially cross (10) |
| ATLONGLAST | Wish to delve into book of maps over time after enormous delay (2,4,4) |
| PRIMEMOVER | Go into book to find natural source of energy (5,5) |
| EXPERIMENT | I take people into ace scientific test (10) |
| ALLFIREDUP | Motivated university Head of Physics after everyone gets sacked (3,5,2) |
| MOTHERSDAY | Doctor, always welcoming extra people into family celebration, ... (7,3) |
| DOORKEEPER | Barnardo originally seen as one letting people into institution? |
| VOLEPOTION | Magical elixir that turns people into mouselike rodents? |
| SCOOBYDOOM | Great Dane who leads people into destruction? |
| LITOTES | Literary device used by T.S. Eliot, perhaps (7) |
| ASSISTS | Blockhead is joining Eliot, perhaps, in seconds (7) |
| IMPOLITE | Rude, mischievous boy, Eliot perhaps (8) |
| TANGELO | A northern lass dipping into books about fruit |
| VOLUMES | Without hesitation small rodents get into books |
| OCTAVO | Clubs, into books, almost acknowledge book |
| BROWSE | Be crossing lines to dip into books (6) |
| SOLITARY | Only this much into books, excluding royalty |
