| TOKLAS | Alice B., secretary and companion of the writer Gertrude Stein (6) |
| THREELIVES | First published book by American writer Gertrude Stein (5,5) |
| TIMOTHY | Who was the Biblical disciple and companion of the apostle Paul (7) |
| BANQUO | Scottish general and companion of Macbeth (6) |
| PISTOL | Boastful servant and companion of Falstaff in Shakespeare plays (6) |
| STARCH | Formality of celebrity and Companion of Honour |
| CROKER | Ted ___, Secretary and Chief Executive of the FA from 1973-89 (6) |
| ALICEB | The Autobiography of ___ _. Toklas (1933 Gertrude Stein book) |
| PAPYRI | Secretary and detective conceal your Egyptian manuscripts (6) |
| GETSIN | Initially, Gertrude Stein possibly is admitted (4,2) |
| MOYERS | White House Press Secretary and PBS journalist Bill |
| REICHS | Clinton's Labor Secretary and family |
| STEIN | "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" author Gertrude |
| MANET | Parisian artist and companion of Charles Baudelaire who painted scenes of then modern life including The Luncheon on the Grass and Music in the Tuileries (5) |
| SIMON | John, politician who served as foreign secretary, home secretary and chancellor of the Exchequer in the 1930s and 40s (5) |
| RADHA | Hindu goddess and companion of Krishna; an avatar of Lakshmi (5) |
| SILENUS | In Greek myths, son of Hermes or Pan, and companion of Dionysus (7) |
| ALICEBTOKLAS | American-born member of the Parisian avant-garde of the early 20th century whose lover was Gertrude Stein |
| HOARELAVALPACT | Secret proposal of 1935 made by the British Foreign Secretary and prime minister of France to end the Second Italo-Ethiopian War |
| HOARELAVAL | & 11A Secret proposal of 1935 made by the British Foreign Secretary and prime minister of France to end the Second Italo-Ethiopian War (5-5,4) |
