| CASERTA | Italian city whose Royal Palace has been used as a set in two "Star Wars" films |
| NOTELET | Often sold as a set in a box, a folded sheet of paper or card with a decorative design sent as an informal letter or message of thanks (7) |
| WOMENSINSTITUTE | Cryptic set in two minutes to which half the country may subscribe? (6,9) |
| HAYDEN | US actor who played Anakin Skywalker in two Star Wars films, __ Christensen (6) |
| BULLOCH | Jeremy, late actor who played Boba Fett in two Star Wars films (7) |
| COUNTDOOKU | Jedi Master played by Christopher Lee in two Star Wars films (5,5) |
| KNOT | Lovers' bond; a lump of toads; a nest of snakes; a tangle of threads; a twist of fate; a woven tapestry of herbs; or, a sandpiper that derives its name from a king whose royal wave failed to stop the |
| GUYLOMBARDO | Big-band leader whose Royal Canadians were known for playing Auld Lang Syne: 2 wds. |
| MOROCCO | African country whose royal family are from the 'Alawi dynasty (7) |
| REN | Knights played in two "Star Wars" movies without ever showing their faces |
| EUCLID | Whose work Elements has been used as a student geometry text for more than 22 centuries? (6) |
| FLEAWORT | A plant in the Plantago genus whose seeds have been used as a laxative (8) |
| SOYABEANS | Says a bone has been used as a meat substitute |
| EIFFELTOWER | Since 1957 this Paris landmark has been used as a broadcast tower for radio and television (6,5) |
| JEDI | Last word in two Star Wars movie titles |
| ATACAMA | Chilean desert which has been used as a site for Mars expedition simulations because of its similarities to the Martian environment (7) |
| NEESON | Actor who played Qui-Gon Jinn in the last two "Star Wars" movies |
| KOHL | Eyelid-darkener that's been used as a cosmetic for thousands of years |
| GEODESIC | --- dome, a light structural framework arranged as a set of polygons in the form of a shell (8) |
| COWRIE | Name for a group of sea snails whose shells have been used as currency or jewellery (6) |