| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| IOU | Letters from one who is short? |
| SCARECROW | One who can be patched together from the letters added to the theme answers |
| EDWARDLEAR | There once was an author from Britain - Who laughed at the poems he'd written - "Five lines to a verse - Is so very terse - I can finish 'em up in one sittin'." |
| LOUIEANDERSON | Standup comedian who wrote "Letters From an Adult Child" |
| TORTUROUS | ... that is spelled entirely from the last dozen letters of the alphabet |
| IBEENHAD | Informal cry from someone who is duped |
| AYN | Rand who wrote "Civilization is the process of setting man free from men" |
| VOLTAIRE | Philosopher who wrote "It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere" |
