| SWORDSTICK | What was sometimes carried for protection in Victorian England? (10) |
| OVERSHOE | Bowling where Drake did for protection in the mud? (8) |
| SUNHAT | Boatie should wear one for protection in summer (6) |
| EYELINER | Fashion item used for protection in ancient Egypt |
| LAUDANUM | Tincture of opium that was in common use in Victorian England (8) |
| BUTLER | Josephine, feminist social reformer in Victorian England noted for her campaigns for better social conditions (6) |
| NANNY | Household occupation held by Emma Thompson in a 2005 comedy film set in Victorian England (5) |
| STEAMPUNK | Genre often set in Victorian England |
| ROBBERY | Sean Connery heist film set in Victorian England, The Great Train ___ |
| PEARMAIN | Worcester _, a variety of apple popular in Victorian England (8) |
| RUSSET | Egremont -; classic variety of dessert apple first cultivated in Victorian England; or, a shade of b |
| TABLETENNIS | Game, also called Ping-Pong, invented as a post-prandial activity in Victorian England (5,6) |
| RICHARD | Given name of Mr D'Oyly Carte, impresario to Gilbert and Sullivan in Victorian England |
| MADDINGCROWD | Far from the ___ 1874 novel by Thomas Hardy which is about the farming community in Victorian England: 2 wds. |
| HONEY | In medieval times, what foodstuff was sometimes applied to wounds? (5) |
| MTT | Vehicle test sometimes carried out at the Arches in Walford and Webster's Autos in Weatherfield (1,1,1) |
| IMPOSTS | Weights sometimes carried by horses as handicaps in racing (7) |
| INSTANCE | How W G Grace was sometimes photographed for example |
| TONG | This society of Chinese migrants in the USA was sometimes associated with crime |
| ALLWET | In Dad's Army, Pike was sometimes "____ Mr Mainwaring" |