| ONSLOW | Hyacinth's brother-in-law from Keeping Up Appearances turns sluggish (6) |
| DROWSY | Unknown words start to turn sluggish (6) |
| LADYOFTHEHOUSE | Hyacinth Bucket's self declaration from "Keeping Up Appearances" (1990's) |
| MORGANLEFAY | ... whose sister-in-law from Germany Olaf got involved with (6,2,3) |
| EMMETT | Liz's brother and Hyacinth's neighbour in Keeping Up Appearances (6) |
| BUCKET | Hyacinth's surname in Keeping Up Appearances (6) |
| BILLOF | Law from 1689 that limited the powers of the monarch (4,2,6) |
| PAULIE | Rocky's brother-in-law |
| PETALS | Modified leaves or corolla segments forming the "bells" of campanulas, foxgloves, heather or wild hyacinths, the "falls" of irises or the "trumpets" of bindweed etc (6) |
| BARKER | Victorian artist noted for her illustrations of blossoms, daisies, grape hyacinths, lilies of the valley, poppies, primroses, wild roses and other flowers, all characteristically adorned by their own |
| INURE | Temper that results from keeping Julia primarily away from harm (5) |
| BONHOMIE | Head back where one came from, keeping one in good humour |
| SWIFT | Surname of Clive, the actor who played Hyacinth's husband in Keeping Up Appearances in the 1990s (5) |
| SHERIDAN | Hyacinth's son in Keeping Up Appearances (8) |
| SINAI | In the Bible, on which mountain did Moses receive the Law from God? (5) |
| OLDBILL | Proposed law from long ago in force |
| ED | Tom Cavanagh practised law from a bowling alley in this TV series |
| ASTREETCARNAMEDDESIRE | 1947 play in which a proud but penniless widow moves in with her sister and brother-in-law |
| MARCANTONY | Former member of the second triumvirate defeated by his brother-in-law Octavian at Actium in 31 BC (4.6) |
| POMFRETS | Fish confused from keeping pets? Quite the reverse! (8) |