| MARYI | Queen of England who shares her nickname with a vodka cocktail (4,1) |
| SEX | ___ on the Beach cocktail with a vodka base |
| GREY | Lady Jane, Queen of England who died in 1554 (4) |
| MARYTUDOR | Queen of England who reigned from 1553 to 1558 (4,5) |
| SARAH | Forename of either the Duchess of York, a 1980s presenter of Blue Peter or a plantswoman who shares her surname with a corvid (5) |
| PIXIE | - Lott, pop star who shares her forename with a word for a folklore sprite (5) |
| EDGAR | 'The Atheling,' last member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house of England who was proclaimed King of England in 1066 |
| APPLE | Big city nickname with a big no-no? |
| GAUNT | John of ---, son of Edward III of England who died in 1399 (5) |
| DRANK | Row after little daughter had a vodka, say? |
| STOLI | It's often found in a vodka and tonic, informally |
| CATHY | Cartoonist Guisewite whose main character shares her name |
| EWEYN | Known as Forkbeard, the first Viking king of England who was the father of Canute the Great (5) |
| NORMA | Neither mother shares her name (5) |
| GRACE | Former nightclub owner who was looking for someone new to share her Chester home in Hollyoaks (5,5) |
| BLACK | Former nightclub owner who was looking for someone new to share her Chester home in Hollyoaks (5,5) |
| COSMO | Fruity vodka cocktail popularized by Sex and the City for short |
| EMMA | Forename of an actress who shares her surname with a rock and plays Abigail Masham in The Favourite and Bella Baxter in Poor Things (4) |
| BARONESS | "G.I. Joe" villain who shares her name with a noblewoman's rank |
| EVE | Rapper who shares her name with a biblical woman |
