| THEPRINCE | Sixteenth-century political treatise with a chapter called "How Flatterers Should Be Avoided" |
| FREAKONOMICS | 2006 best-seller with a chapter called "Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live With Their Moms?" |
| PRINCE | The ___ 16th-century political treatise written by Niccolo Machiavelli as an instruction guide for royals |
| OMOO | Novel with a chapter called "Tahiti As It Is" |
| CATHERINE | ___ de' Medici, influential 16th-century political figure and mother of three French kings (9) |
| ALMANAC | A line by chap with a chapter in book of tables (7) |
| LARNACA | A service with a chapter in U.S. city and one in Cyprus (7) |
| ABACI | A book with a chapter I found for counting devices (5) |
| WARNING | Aposematic colouration is used as a ___ to predatory fish that the snake should be avoided as it is very toxic |
| LIKETHEPLAGUE | How terrible cliches should be avoided? |
| ONEWAY | In which head-on collisions should be avoided! (3-3,6) |
| NOGOAREAS | These should be avoided as oregano is prepared (2-2 5) (9) |
| STREET | In which headon collisions should be avoided! (3,3,6) |
| ONEFORTHEROAD | An enthusiastic traveller, perhaps, should be avoided by motorists (3,3,3,4) |
| DISTEMPER | Sort of paint that should be avoided in kennels? (9) |
| PENCIL | Writer observed dodgy place in Austrian capital should be avoided |
| ESCHEWED | Shell of eggs, munched up, should be avoided? (8) |
| IASIMOV | 1994 memoir with a chapter on "New Robot Novels" |
| ACCUSER | One pointing the finger with a chapter about addict |
| SPARTACUS | Catches up with a chapter on American slave (9) |
