| POORLAWS | What system of assistance to the needy in Britain was in force from 1597 to 1947? (4,4) |
| BUDGIE | Nickname of a small mimicking parakeet of bush or cage, whose earliest known breeding in Britain was in 1848, in the 13th Earl of Derby's aviary at Knowsley Hall (6) |
| RUMPPARLIAMENT | English legislative body in force from 1648 to 1653 |
| RELIEF | Sort of map that's of assistance to the poor (6) |
| KITCHENPORTER | Home-brewed beer of assistance to the cook ? (7,6) |
| ALMS | Assistance to the needy |
| SPOORS | Tracks of the needy in the ship (6) |
| SEETHROUGH | Help out the needy, in such thin clothes |
| NEW | What system of mathematics teaching (___ maths) originated in the US in the 1960s? (3) |
| GULAG | What system of labour camps in the Soviet Union existed from 1930 to 1955? (5) |
| PEAS | In 1969, the first ever colour television commercial in Britain was for what? (4) |
| BANNER | Big news! Princess in Britain was forced to ingest ecstasy and cocaine? (6,8) |
| HEADLINE | Big news! Princess in Britain was forced to ingest ecstasy and cocaine? (6,8) |
| MACADAM | What system of road construction was named after its Scottish inventor? (7) |
| CLINGS | Is needy, in a way |
| HEARTH | A ___ tax was in force in England from 1662- 89, based on the number of fireplaces in a household (6) |
| EDWARD | Although this king of Britain was the heir apparent from birth, he was over 50 before being allowed an active role in state affairs (6,3) |
| VII | Although this king of Britain was the heir apparent from birth, he was over 50 before being allowed an active role in state affairs (6,3) |
| DRY | State of the country when the Eighteenth Amendment was in force |
| LAIDTOREST | In the end, it happens to us all provided novice gets assistance to the others (4,2,4) |
