| LARKRISE | ___ to Candleford, by Flora Thompson (4,4) |
| LARK | ___ to Candleford, novel by Flora Thompson (4,4) |
| RISE | ___ to Candleford, novel by Flora Thompson (4,4) |
| THOMPSON | Flora --, author of 'Lark Rise to Candleford' (8) |
| LARKRISETOCANDLEFORD | A trilogy of novels by Flora Thompson |
| LARKRISETO | and 10dn, Semi-autobiographical novel trilogy by Flora Thompson first published together in 1945 (4,4,2,10) |
| CANDLEFORD | see 2dn, Semi-autobiographical novel trilogy by Flora Thompson first published together in 1945 (4,4,2,10) |
| DORCAS | First name of the post mistress played by Julia Sawalha in the dramatisation of Flora Thompson's trilogy Lark Rise to Candleford (6) |
| FLORA | ___ Thompson, author of the Lark Rise to Candleford trilogy (5) |
| SAWALHA | Julia, Dorcas Lane actress in Lark Rise to Candleford (7) |
| JULIASAWALHA | ____ played Dorcas Lane in Lark Rise to Candleford |
| FRENCH | Actress and comedienne who formed part of a double act with Jennifer Saunders, later starring as Geraldine Granger in The Vicar of Dibley and Caroline Arless in Lark Rise to Candleford (6) |
| CHAVENAGE | House near Tetbury where parts of Lark Rise to Candleford were filmed/set (9) |
| HEATH | Moor- or maquis-like habitat characterised by flora including bracken, bilberry, gorse and carpets of purple-flowered erica and ling (5) |
| CAMBRIDGE | University town, original of Candleford, imaginary home to the Bull (9) |
| VILLAGE | Rural settlement or community with fictional examples including Ballykissangel, Bramley End, Candleford Green, Dibley, Downton, Glenbogle and Thrush GreenA (7) |
| TELEGRAM | Flora, say, hindered 26 by wire (8) |
| SEEDBANK | Genetic facility for flora formed by anagramming the last eight letters of "baked beans": 2 wds. |
| HEDGEROW | Flora-rich border/habitat forming the landscape of the countryside, preserved though a traditional pleaching method advocated by the Prince of Wales (8) |
| LIMETREE | Are still taking pulse, for example of Flora (4,4) |
