| MANTEL | This writer penning a number of books, foremost in literature (6) |
| PASADENA | Writer penning a miserable article somewhere in California |
| MILNE | This writer's penning line: children's writer? |
| ATLAST | Finally book foremost of trips (2,4) |
| PEYTON | Author of a number of books for children and young people, including Apple Won't Jump, Fly-by-Night, A Pattern of Roses, The Scruffy Pony as well as her classic Flambards novels that were adapted to s |
| REPORT | Explosion traveller recorded at first in a number of books |
| APOGEE | A US writer penning good English? That's the remotest thing (6) |
| BIOPIC | Writer penning work on independent film dramatising a life (6) |
| SALUKI | Hound satirical writer penning piece central to column (6) |
| ERASER | Mistake penning a small passage, finally? This could help (6) |
| KARATE | Princess penning a recipe, which may involve chops (6) |
| RAVING | Circle penning a verse that's gibberish (6) |
| FOLIOS | Page numbers of books |
| AUTHOR | Person penning a book (6) |
| REVEAL | Celebrate penning a show (6) |
| SARAH | Forename of the Duchess of York, or "Fergie", who has penned a number of books for children including Budgie and the Blizzard, Little Red's Christmas Story and Puddle Boots Christmas (5) |
| ANT | Hill-dweller appearing in a number of books |
| ELSA | Lioness featured in a number of books by naturalist Joy Adamson |
| SERGEANTMAJOR | Officer's material, a number of books of greater importance (8-5) |
| INTEGER | A number of books — English — penned by a single German |
