| KEDLESTON | - Hall; house in Derbyshire designed by Robert Adam that was used as a location for The Duchess with Keira Knightley (9) |
| HARDWICK | - Hall; Elizabethan house in Derbyshire designed by Robert Smythson for the Countess of Shrewsbury known as Bess (8) |
| RIB | Body part of Adam that was used to create Eve |
| MAPPERTON | Home to the Earl and Countess of Sandwich in Hardy country that was used as a location for the 2015 film Far from the Madding Crowd (9) |
| HATFIELD | - House; seat of one branch of the Cecil family since 1611 that was used as a location for The King's Speech, Paddington and The Favourite (8) |
| TIARA | Top gear for the duchess perhaps |
| HERGRACE | Grand car here, ordered for the duchess |
| GISELLE | 2-act ballet by Adolphe Adam that premiered in 1841 (7) |
| EVE | Response to "Madam, I'm Adam" that is itself a palindrome |
| SYON | - House; London home of the Duke of Northumberland with interiors by Robert Adam, used as a location for Love in a Cold Climate, Gosford Park and The Wings of the Dove (4) |
| THOMSON | Commemorated in Poets' Corner with a memorial designed by Robert Adam, a Scottish bard and dramatist whose The Seasons inspired works by the likes of Clare, Gainsborough, Haydn, Reynolds and Turner (7 |
| NEWBYHALL | Designed by Christopher Wren and later remodelled by Robert Adam, a country house in Yorkshire, home to a collection of Chippendale furniture in the Gobelins Tapestry Room (5,4) |
| GLOUCESTER | With the Cotswolds to its east and the Wye Valley to its west, city with a cathedral whose cloisters were used as a location in three Harry Potter films (10) |
| LUTONHOO | Bedfordshire mansion designed by Robert Adam for the 3rd Earl of Bute (5,3) |
| SALTRAMHOUSE | Stately home near Plympton, Devon, with a saloon designed by Robert Adam (7,5) |
| ASCOT | Small town in Berkshire with a racecourse that was used as part of the set for the film My Fair Lady (5) |
| SYONHOUSE | Built in the sixteenth century and with interiors redesigned by Robert Adam in 1762, the London home of the Duke of Northumberland (4,5) |
| DUCAT | A coin that was used as a trade currency in Europe before the First World War (5) |
| CHATSWORTH | Duke and Duchess of Devonshire's home in Derbyshire that has remained in the Cavendish family for 16 generations since its acquisition for £600 in 1549 (10) |
| FIVEOCLOCKWORLD | 1965 #1 hit for the Vogues that was used as the theme of "The Drew Carey Show" for several seasons |