| SENESCHAL | A steward in a medieval noble household in charge of domestic arrangements (9) |
| WARDROBE | Armoire; theatrical company's stock of costumes; department of a royal household in charge of clothes, jewels and robes; or, a ship's complement of sails (8) |
| LEVIATHAN | Monster, alive at sea, pursued by medieval noble briefly |
| BUTLERS | Male servants in charge of domestic staff (7) |
| SOMMELIER | A wine steward in a restaurant or hotel (9) |
| HORTENSIUS | A steward in Donizetti's opera La fille du regiment |
| REEVE | Is about to get the first lady to act as a steward in the past (5) |
| MAJORDOMO | The chief steward in a large household (5,4) |
| MIRROR | Item once worth the sale of property for medieval nobles |
| CHARISMA | It could be a statement about the domestic arrangements when there's no home help? |
| CUPBEARER | Person who serves wine in a noble household (3-6) |
| UNCLEPHIL | Will Smith's usual way of addressing the head of the household in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
| ATTENDANT | Did a steward turn up with a New Testament? (9) |
| HOUSEHOLD | Domestic arrangement in homestead with bear (9) |
| LANDAGENT | What a single lady may hope to do, being a steward? |
| EASTWARDS | In a stewards' enquiry, its head takes the lead - moving in this direction? |
| AGINCOURT | Hostile to royal household in battle (9) |
| SODAWATER | A steward served ordinary, boring soft drink (4,5) |
| BOWER | Literary word for a country cottage or summer house; a shady place in a garden or wood; or, a lady's private boudoir in a medieval castle (5) |
| YEOMAN | Attendant or lesser official in a royal or noble household (6) |
