| RESERVOIR | 35-acre/70-peg South Yorks fishery (*Surrey lovelier!) (5,9) |
| ULLEY | 35-acre/70-peg South Yorks fishery (*Surrey lovelier!) (5,9) |
| STAFFORD | Popular Devon fishery, 35 acres of lakes (*affords motor) (8,4) |
| MOOR | Popular Devon fishery, 35 acres of lakes (*affords motor) (8,4) |
| NEWDIGATE | ___ Fishery, Surrey with good head of golden orfe (*giant weed) (9) |
| BARNSLEY | A South Yorks. town |
| OAKS | N. Yorks fishery - and Epsom horse race (3,4) |
| FORESTLANE | 'Fish North' finals held at this Yorks fishery (*floe astern!) (6,4) |
| STROBES | Flashy lights in street South York rigged up |
| RAWCLIFFE | ___ Lake, shallow York fishery - *wear cliff out (9) |
| IMOLDFASHIONED | Song featured in the movie "You Were Never Lovelier" |
| BERYL | Coloured stone used to make shrubbery lovelier |
| NEILOLIVER | A History of Scotland host in lovelier travelling vehicle (4,6) |
| RETOUCH | Try to make the lovely still lovelier? (7) |
| CUGAT | Xavier ?, Spain-born bandleader who appeared in films Bathing Beauty and You Were Never Lovelier |
| NICER | It's lovelier in Nice at end of November (5) |
| RITAHAYWORTH | Fred Astaire's dance partner in You Were Never Lovelier: 2 wds. |
| HAYWORTH | Rita ___, star of You Were Never Lovelier (1942) (8) |
| WERE | "You ___ Never Lovelier" (1942 Fred Astaire movie) |
| BLOSSOM | Become lovelier - or succeed, showing one's magnificence, primarily? (7) |
