| BABYSHOWER | In America, a party at which a mother-to-be receives gifts (4,6) |
| CASHBAR | A bar as at a party at which drinks are sold (4,3) |
| GIN | Trap in which a mother might find ruin? |
| CARDAMOM | Pasteboard on which a mother writes 'spice' (8) |
| REVEL | Wild party at which a woman is held in both hands |
| FINANCE | Husband-to-be receives note: it's money (7) |
| BDAY | Time to receive gifts, for short |
| GET | Receive gifts every Thursday, to begin with (3) |
| LEGATEES | Will they receive gifts from it? (8) |
| APPEARANCE | Turn up at a party, at the end, and went to court (10) |
| DUE | When are you ___? (question to a mother-to-be) |
| SHOWER | Party for a mother-to-be |
| NESTING | Instinctive behavior for a mother-to-be |
| NUN | A mother-to-be, perhaps |
| DRESSER | Word, from "arrange, prepare", for a medieval table for meat/food prep first, later a kitchen sideboard; a lady's maid; a wardrobe assistant; a window trimmer; or, in America, a vanity (7) |
| LUAU | Party at which kalua pua'a might be served |
| TOREADOR | He wears a flashy suit, ripped at a party at end of summer |
| DOORMAN | He'll let you in to a party at the manor, maybe (7) |
| LILY | _ Slater, became a mother to Charli at only 13 years old in EastEnders (4) |
| LABRADOODLES | Party at which artist draws dogs in modern style (12) |
