| NOHONESTLY | 70s sitcom that starred Pauline Collins and John Alderton as Clara and Charles Danby |
| BIRDSOFAFEATHER | BBC sitcom that starred Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson (5,2,1,7) |
| DYNASTY | 1980s US soap featuring Dame Joan Collins and John Forsythe (7) |
| COLEMAN | Jenna - - -, actress who starred as Clara Oswald in Doctor Who, pictured below (7) |
| MARLO | Thomas of the 1960s-70s sitcom "That Girl" |
| ART | Output of Danby and Colville, e.g. |
| PLEASE | ITV sitcom that starred John Alderton as Bernard Hedges (6,3) |
| SIR | ITV sitcom that starred John Alderton as Bernard Hedges (6,3) |
| PLEASESIR | ITV sitcom that starred John Alderton as Bernard Hedges |
| THELIVER | BBC TV sitcom created by Carla Lane and Myra Taylor that originally starred Polly James and Pauline Collins (3,5,5) |
| MYWIFENEXT | & 20D 1972 BBC sitcom starring John Alderton and Hannah Gordon (2,4,4,4) |
| MYWIFENEXTDOOR | 1972 BBC sitcom starring John Alderton and Hannah Gordon |
| SCHUMANN | Clara and Robert ___, partners in life and music (8) |
| ALDERTON | John _, retired actor married to Pauline Collins (8) |
| TOMCONTI | Co-star with Pauline Collins in the film Shirley Valentine |
| EXMOUTH | West Country seaside town where Pauline Collins was born in 1940 (7) |
| RACIAL | Clara and I are confused by a matter of heritage (6) |
| FRITZ | Brother of Clara and Louise in the 1892 ballet The Nutcracker by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (5) |
| RAILCAR | Clara and I ready initially straightening up the carriage (7) |
| RADICAL | Thorough mix-up with Clara and Di (7) |
