| TEAMAKERS | Jobs for people like Polly and Earl Grey from The Producers (3,6) |
| TAUPE | Colour between brown and grey; from French via Latin, 'mole' (5) |
| HANDYMAN | A person employed to do small jobs for people in their homes (8) |
| PARROTFISH | A wrasse-like "polly of the sea", named for its macaw- or popinjay-like colours and psittacine beak/jaw (6-4) |
| BORGEN | Danish political drama series running from 2010 to 2013 from the producers of The Killing (6) |
| LEO | "Prisoners of Love (___ & Max)" (song from "The Producers") |
| TIL | "___ Him" (song from "The Producers") |
| SICKASAPARROT | Very upset (like Polly?) (4,2,1,6) |
| PARROTFASHION | Spoken repetitively like Polly? (6-7) |
| PREORDAIN | Heartless peer and earl make minister decide beforehand (9) |
| BRAINTEASER | Cups, among Darjeeling and Earl Grey, the Queen finds a problem |
| TEAS | Oolong and Earl Grey, for example |
| FOG | London ___, drink of steamed milk and Earl Grey tea |
| TEASE | Make fun of Jasmine and Earl Grey out loud (5) |
| TEASHOP | Bistro serving pekoe and Earl Grey |
| BERGAMOT | Small citrus tree with fragrant fruit whose oil is used in perfumery and Earl Grey tea (8) |
| TEAROOMS | Eateries focused on pekoe and Earl Grey |
| CMA | ___ Awards (honors for people like George Strait): Abbr. |
| REDHEADS | He dreads being mistaken for people like Prince Harry |
| GREATMINDS | Cryptic man set grid for people like him! (5,5) |
