| MOTHERJONES | Byname (based on her married name) of Irish-born Mary Harris, a high-profile agitator for the rights of workers in 19th/20th-century USA (6,5) |
| LIAM | First name of Irish born actor Neeson (4) |
| ANITA | Ms Harris a 'carry on' star! (5) |
| ARTIST | Constable, perhaps, finds agitator for reform leaving church |
| REB | Agitator, for short |
| BABEDIDRIKSON | Athlete who won the javelin and 80m hurdles at the 1932 Olympics, and under her married name, three US Women's Opens in golf |
| BURNEY | Also known by her married name Madame D'Arblay, author of Evelina, Cecilia and Letters and Diaries (6) |
| EDNA | She reveals part of her married name (4) |
| YOUNGBUCKS | Agitators for reform (5,5) |
| YOUNGTURKS | Agitators for reform (5,5) |
| ROOSEVELT | Married name of the former US first lady involved in the adoption of the Universal Declaration of human rights 1948 (9) |
| GUEST | Original married name of the English aristocrat, polyglot, polymath and mother of 10 children, nee Lady Charlotte Bertie, who is best known for her trailblazing translation of the medieval Welsh Mabin |
| BELL | Member of the Bloomsbury Group who painted Christmas Decorations and shared her married surname in question with a chiming or jingling campana that is a traditional symbol of Noel or Christmas-tide (4 |
| EILEENJOYCE | Which Australian pianist made the soundtracks for the film Wherever She Goes (1951) which is based on her own life? (6,5) |
| SASSOON | Poet and recipient of the Military Cross who became a high-profile protestor against the First World War (7) |
| BRADFORD | Married name of Barbara Taylor, author of A Woman of Substance and the Cavendon Chronicles (8) |
| NORTHANGERABBEY | Jane Austen novel published soon after her death; her brother paid £10 for the rights |
| BARBIE | Iconic doll range including a version based on Her Majesty the Queen released in 2022 (6) |
| WARD | Mrs Humphry -; married name of the author of Lady Rose's Daughter and Robert Elsmere who was the niece of Matthew Arnold (4) |
| LOVELACE | Married name of the 19th-century mathematician and computer pioneer Augusta Ada Byron who, in her writings about Charles Babbage's analytical engine, pondered the notion of AI-generated music (8) |
