| BUSTLE | A framework worn by women in the late 19th Century to extend their skirts at the back (6) |
| TAILCOAT | Men's formal coat with a long divided skirt at the back(8) |
| NEWLYN | Cornish seaside town in Penzance that was home in the late 19th century to a colony of artists who included Walter Langley (6) |
| WIMPLE | A piece of cloth draped around the head to frame the face, worn by women in the Middle Ages or as part of the habit of some nuns |
| BARROW | Historically within the Furness district of Lancashire, now, after Carlisle, the second largest town in Cumbria; in the late 19th century, the town's steelworks was the world's largest (6) |
| HEBREW | Originally a Canaanite language, it was revived as a spoken language in the late 19th century (6) |
| TOBAGO | Island in the SE Caribbean amalgamated with Trinidad in the late 19th century (6) |
| PHOEBE | Satellite of the planet Saturn that was discovered in the late 19th Century (6) |
| BIKINI | As worn by women in the N. Pacific? |
| BEETLE | Framework worn to expand a woman's skirt (6) |
| RHODES | British financier and empire builder who was prime minister of Cape Colony in the late 19th century (6) |
| ITHACA | American gun company established in the late 19th century (6) |
| PEANUT | Food touted as a luxury spread in the late 19th century |
| BUTTER | Food touted as a luxury spread in the late 19th century |
| TIGHTS | One--piece clinging garment worn by women in place of stockings (6) |
| MUUMUU | What loose brightly coloured dress is worn by women in Hawaii? (6) |
| GLADYS | Female name of Welsh origin. popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (6) |
| HEERLEN | Industrial city in the SE Netherlands; a major coalmining centre from the late 19th-century to the e |
| COMMIT | Promise short red skirt at last |
| FALSETTO | Form of vocal production used by male singers to extend their range upwards by limiting the vibration of the vocal cords (8) |
