| FORBIDDEN | Doctor in Bedford 27 (9) |
| FORBIDDENCITY | Site of imperial palaces in Bedford, remarkably big town (9,4) |
| FORBODED | Nothing in Bedford could have been prohibited (8) |
| BEALE | A famous unsolved book cipher (c. 1820) that purports to give the location of a buried treasure in Bedford County, Virginia. |
| DUNSTABLE | The third largest town in Bedfordshire after Luton and Bedford (9) |
| PATTAPLEY | Pet at play confounds Bedford Blues' longest-serving current player (3,6) |
| JUDD | Edward -, actor who starred as Arnold Bedford in 1964 adventure film First Men in the Moon (4) |
| BJ | Swimmer ___ Bedford won 4x100 medley relay gold in 2000 |
| AHAB | His last voyage originated in New Bedford |
| WOBURN | --- Abbey, mansion in Bedfordshire, the seat of the Duke of Bedford (6) |
| BRODY | Ziggy Astoni's hubby who was caught cheating on her with Simone Bedford in Home and Away (5,6) |
| MORGAN | Ziggy Astoni's hubby who was caught cheating on her with Simone Bedford in Home and Away (5,6) |
| DELPH | Cambs river associated with Old Bedford river - in model photo (5) |
| RAYER | In rugby union, Cardiff, Bedford and Wales full back (5) |
| HEARN | Danny - - - , Bedford centre who broke his neck tackling All Black Ian McRae in 1967 (5) |
| ABBEY | Woburn ---, mansion in Bedfordshire, the UK seat of the Duke of Bedford (5) |
| HARRIS | Dan ...... , centre who played in the Premiership for Saracens, Sale Sharks and Bedford Blues (6) |
| FORREST | Confederate leader in the Civil War who rose from private to Lieutenant General, Nathan Bedford _ (7) |
| FALLS | Bedford ___ (city in "It's a Wonderful Life") |
| HIGHTEA | Informal meal popularised by the Duchess of Bedford, who began the tradition in 1840 (4,3) |
