| RUMI | Persian poet who wrote "The Guest House" |
| GREGORY | Hollywood star ___ Peck was to be the guest of honour for the first Filmfare awards in 1954, but he missed the event due to a delayed flight |
| EMMA | Cline whose novel "The Guest" follows a young woman kicked out of her rich boyfriend's beach house in the Hamptons (May, 2023) |
| INVITEE | Tie the vine off for the guest (7) |
| LASTTOARRIVE | The guest of honour is the second twin perhaps? (4,2,6) |
| CANAPE | Accountant gets it in the neck for feeding the guest at party (6) |
| WITHOPENARMS | How the guest is welcomed having weapons at the ready! (4,4,4) |
| DAYBED | Something for someone who can't be patient at night in the guest quarters (3,3) |
| WITH | How the guest is welcomed ___ having weapons at the ready! (4,4,4) |
| CAKEAGE | Informal term for a restaurant's fee for serving a celebration gateau to the guest/party who provided it (7) |
| ARMS | How the guest is welcomed - having weapons at the ready! (4,4,4) |
| OPEN | How the guest is welcomed - having weapons at the ready! (4,4,4) |
| TOMGRENNAN | English singer and songwriter who found fame as the guest vocalist on Chase & Status's All Goes Wrong in 2016 (3,7) |
| LEI | Greeter's garland for the guest |
| VISIT | Be the guest of (5) |
| HIGHSOCIETY | Crosby and Kelly made the guest list? |
| INVITED | Tempted to be on the guest list (7) |
| EARLIEST | First to arrive, the ... guest |
| ROASTACELEBRITY | Laugh at the guest of honour's expense, hopefully |
| SPEECH | "We want to hear from the guest of honor!" |
