| MONDEGREEN | A "lady" in a misheard 17th-century ballad, now a name for misheard words, especially in song lyrics |
| FAIRER | "A ____ lady there never was seen / Than the blind beggar's daughter of Bethnal Green" (17th-century ballad lyrics) |
| THEWHITECLIFFSOFDOVER | What bluebirds fly over in song lyrics rather than reality |
| PARLANCE | A way of speaking or using words, especially one common to a social or professional group (8) |
| LC | A mondegreen is a misheard one |
| LYRIC | A mondegreen is a misheard one |
| SHRIEK | A high-pitched piercing sound or words, especially as an expression of terror (6) |
| INITIAL | A letter that begins a word, especially a name (7) |
| WHOA | Stop word, especially used by horse-riders (4) |
| DRIFT | Current of coolness that might make a lady in a strapless dress cover her shoulders with a wrap |
| RADAR | Navigational aid for a lady in a posh car (5) |
| ARIA | Solo by a lady in a Viking helmet |
| OPERA | Where to see a lady in a Viking helmet |
| DRAGON | A lady in a chivalric romance is often captured by one of these |
| EADIE | She was a lady in a 1932 tune |
| JONI | "A little money riding on the Maple Leafs / Along comes a lady in lacy sleeves...": Song snippet from ___ Mitchell |
| MATRIARCH | A trim arch suited for a lady in leadership position |
| LACYSLEEVES | "A little money riding on the Maple Leafs / Along comes a lady in ___ ___..." - Joni Mitchell, "Raised on Robbery" |
| BIANCA | "Una paloma ____ / I'm just a bird in the sky" (George Baker, 1970s song lyrics) |
| PERHAPS | "You always tell me / ____, ____, ____" (Eponymous song lyrics, probably best-known in a cover version by Doris Day) |
