| KTS | "The War of the Roses" (1989) leading lady ...her initials-sharers |
| WAR | The ___ of the Roses, 1989 Michael Douglas film |
| USHERED | Showed the lady her place between you and me and the editor (7) |
| THREECARDMONTE | Find the lady - her mentor acted disreputably |
| OVERLY | Casanova loses head and lady her heart too (6) |
| YORKIST | Represented by a white rose, any one of the rivals of the Lancastrians during the Wars of the Roses (7) |
| FLORALHISTORY | Study of the War of the Roses in Tallahassee? |
| YORKISTS | Rivals of the Lancastrians during the Wars of the Roses (8) |
| BOSWORTH | _ Field, site of the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (8) |
| TEWKESBURY | Gloucestershire town, the scene of a decisive battle in the Wars of the Roses |
| LANCASTER | Which Royal House was in opposition to the House of York in the Wars of the Roses? (9) |
| KINGMAKER | Epithet given to Richard Neville. the 16th Earl of Warwick. for his role in the Wars of the Roses (9) |
| THORNY | Problematic - if apt - might describe the War of the Roses, perhaps? (6) |
| TUDOR | House that rose to power a er the War of the Roses |
| LANCASTRIAN | Partisan of Henry VI's side in the Wars of the Roses (11) |
| RED | Colour of the Wars of the Roses rose (3) |
| TOWTON | Battle of -, North Yorkshire conflict in the Wars of the Roses fought on Palm Sunday, March, 1461 |
| LANCASHIRE | Yorkshire rugby league's War of the Roses opponent (10) |
| YORK | House that battled with Lancaster in the Wars of the Roses |
| BOSWORTHFIELD | Last, decisive battle in the Wars of the Roses (8,5) |
