| HOUSES | A number of families in The D'il and The Senate (6) |
| CLAN | Group of families in the Scottish Highlands |
| PAPEREDTHEHOUSE | Is this how they covered up Partition in the D'il and how they managed the makeover? (7,3,5) |
| PEACETOWER | It divides the House of Commons and the Senate |
| ARCHER | Name of one of the farming families in the radio soap set in fictional village of Ambridge (6) |
| NORTON | Author who wrote of the fictional Clock, Harpsichord, Overmantel, Rainbarrel and Rain Pipe families in The Borrowers (6) |
| TRIBES | Groups of families in traditional societies (6) |
| WILCOX | Surname of one of the families in by E. M. Forsters Howards End (6) |
| CHANGEOFADDRESS | Taking up residency in the Senate after being in the D'il, you'll need to give notice of that to a man of letters (6,2,7) |
| ROSCOE | Brothers Joe, Freddie, Robbie and Jason __ make up one of the hunkiest families in Hollyoaks village (6) |
| PLAYHOUSES | Theatres for the actors from the D'il and Seanad (10) |
| FOREVERENGLAND | 1986 BBC TV series (later a book) in which Beryl Bainbridge looked at the lives of families in a divided nation |
| ORDER | Peace and quiet in a number of families (5) |
| AWAARA | ___ ai mere dil.....Lata in Raat Aur Din (6) |
| FULLHOUSE | With all the seats taken in The D'il, it gives one the upper hand perhaps (4,5) |
| HOTHOUSEPLANT | In The D'il, informant is a fragile, delicate type (8,5) |
| GRANDADS | Money in a number of families provided by senior clan members (8) |
| TENEMENT | A building divided into dwellings for a number of families (8) |
| HOUSEHUSBAND | One of the fathers of the D'il perhaps has a partner bringing home a salary (5-7) |
| PICTUREHOUSE | Imagine The D'il as a place where they like to keep you in the dark, feed you popcorn and put on a show for you (7,5) |
