| MOGGY | A pet form of "Margaret" that is given as a nickname to a cat, a cow, a ginger cake or a scarecrow (5) |
| UNCLE | A male relative whose title in question is traditionally given as a nickname to a pawnbroker (5) |
| FAME | A word for celebrity, renown or stardom that is given as the title of a 1980 musical film (4) |
| DONATION | Party the country is given as a gift (8) |
| THATCHERITE | Lover of Margaret, that singer, it ending in romance (11) |
| CLOVE | Segment of a bulb of garlic; or, the unopened flower bud of a plant in the myrtle family used as an aromatic spice to flavour ginger cake or pumpkin pie (5) |
| BOGLE | Creature from Scots folklore; or a scarecrow (5) |
| MAGPIE | Based on a diminutive form of "Margaret", signifying a chatterbox, the name of a black-and-white corvid with a chattering call (6) |
| DUBAI | Give a nickname to A-one emirate (5) |
| BOVID | Like a cow, a bad start for a dead old poet (5) |
| MOO | "___, Baa, La La La!" (children's book whose cover features a cow, a sheep, and three pigs) |
| MADGE | Short form of Margaret (5) |
| JOCKEY | A pet form of a generic name for a lad, ordinary man or underling that came to mean a mounted courier, horse-dealer and later an equestrian "pilot" such as a steeplechaser (6) |
| DOLL | Originally a pet form of the name Dorothy to denote a mistress, later a toy figurine, poppet or puppet (4) |
| SCOOSH | Onomatopoeic word echoing the sound of a quick effortless splash, spritz, spurt or squirt of liquid, thus used to mean a cinch, doddle or piece of cake; or, a fizzy drink such as lemonade (6) |
| HOGWASH | Artist whose painting of the children of George II's apothecary, Daniel Graham, includes details of a cat, a cherry-bob, a goldfinch in a gilded cage and a silver basket of fruit (7) |
| HOGARTH | Artist whose painting of the children of George II's apothecary, Daniel Graham, includes details of a cat, a cherry-bob, a goldfinch in a gilded cage and a silver basket of fruit |
| FUFF | Scots word imitative of a puff of wind/smoke; the hiss/spitting of a cat; a fit of ill temper; or, an angry snort (4) |
| SPARKLER | Hand-held firework used in place of a candle in a celebration cake; or a word for a diamond or a glass of champagne (8) |
| TREACLE | Ancient antidote against the venom of a serpent or cure for the bite of a wild beast, today's golden syrup or molasses for sweetening ginger cake, parkin, sponge pudding, sticky tart or even wholemeal |
