| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| CHALK | Writer on a slate |
| RAN | Was on a slate |
| NOMINEE | One on a slate |
| NOMINEE | Name on a slate |
| RUN | Get on a slate |
| STENO | Writer on a pad |
| ELIA | "A Chapter on Ears" writer |
| SPEC | A writer may work on it |
| CHARLESSHEEP | "A Dissertation on Roast Pig" writer |
| ALGREN | "A Walk on the Wild Side" writer Nelson |
| HAVEABINONESBONNET | Obsess on one idea, to a letter writer? |
| READERMAEBROWN | Writer with a second career making books on tape? |
| ITALO | "If on a winter's night a traveler" writer Calvino |
