| PETERSHAM | Named after a courtesy title of Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington, sawtoothedged grosgrain-like rayon ribbon, used for hatbands or binding (9) |
| LORD | A master of a feudal manor; a courtesy title given to the son or heir apparent of a duke, earl or marquess; or, a manner of address for a bishop or a judge (4) |
| ORRERY | 4th Earl of -; title of Charles Boyle, after whom a clockwork model of the solar system was named (6 |
| BOTHWELL | 4th Earl of -; title Mary, Queen of Scots husband who was implicated in the murder of Lord Darnley (8) |
| LADY | Courtesy title of the daughter of a duke, marquess or earl (4) |
| HERBERT | Philip ---, 4th Earl of Pembroke, one of the 'incomparable pair of brethren' to whom Shakespeare's First Folio was dedicated (7) |
| MONTAGU | John, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who lent his name to a snack (7) |
| ABERDEEN | George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of ---, prime minister of the UK 1852-55 (8) |
| ABBE | A courtesy title for a priest in France (4) |
| BEY | Formerly used in Turkey and Egypt as a courtesy title (3) |
| BREAD | Baked food used to make the snack invented by John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (5) |
| MOSTREVEREND | In Britain, a courtesy title applied to Anglican and Roman Catholic archbishops (4,8) |
| RIBBON | Length of satin or grosgrain used as a hatband, to secure a pointe shoe or decorate a hand-tied bouquet (6) |
| EMERITUS | Retired but retaining a courtesy title |
| BOATER | Style of straw hat traditionally with a striped grosgrain ribbon/band (6) |
| ESCORTED | Accompanied a person, vehicle, aircraft etc. as a courtesy, offer protection etc. |
| ESQUIRE | Courtesy title of electronic escort? (7) |
| LITTLE | Diminutive unusual title of Charles 5th |
| OURMUTUALFRIEND | The title of Charles Dickens' last completed novel |
| ALLYEARROUND | Phrase, similar to the title of Charles Dickens's successor to Household Words, that means 24-7-365, in every month or throughout the annum (3-4-5) |
