| RSPCA | Abbreviation of the name of an animal welfare charity that gained royal status when Queen Victoria became its patron (1,1,1,1,1) |
| ADAMSANDLEREXPECTED | Party status when a film funnyman is on the guest list? (Unsurprisingly) |
| DEMEAN | Lower status when meander ing about with no call (6) |
| MILD | Like the climate of Victoria, B.C. |
| MECCA | Tourists' ___ (Victoria, B.C., for one) |
| ORCAS | Whales seen off Victoria, B.C. |
| QUEENBEE | Dominant woman, perhaps Victoria B |
| ASPCA | Abbreviation of the animal welfare charity founded two years after Martin's Act was passed (1,1,1,1,1) |
| WAAFS | Abbreviation of the titles of the members of the female auxiliary of the RAF during the Second World War (5) |
| AQUA | Latin "water"; or, an abbreviation of the name of the "seawater" gem, used to describe a cool watery-hued hydrous bluish-green colour (4) |
| ASIO | Abbreviation of the name of a civil order made against one found guilty of unfriendly or yobbish acts (4) |
| RHS | Abbreviated term for the right side of an equation or for the name of the gardening charity that runs the Chelsea Flower Show (1,1,1) |
| ISBN | Abbreviation of the name of a 13-digit code assigned to books (4) |
| SEICENTO | An abbreviation of the Italian for "1600" that simply refers to the art, culture and literature of Italy in the 17th-century years 1600-1699 (8) |
| TAS | What is the abbreviation of the French name for the Court of Arbitration for Sport? (1,1,1) |
| TED | Abbreviation of the name Edward |
| RNLI | Rescuing an average of 22 people per day, the abbreviated name of a charity that saves lives at sea (1,1,1,1) |
| NSPCC | Abbreviated name of the charity that operates the service c (1,1,1,1,1) |
| ACM | This is the abbreviation of the esports arm of the AC Milan football club. (1,1,1) |
| BLUE | ____ Cross, animal welfare charity founded in 1897 (4) |
