| NELLGWYN | Actress and mistress of Charles II (4,4) |
| NELL | 17th-century actress and mistress of Charles II, ... Gwyn |
| GWYN | Nell ---, actress and mistress of Charles II |
| EMMA | Mistress of Charles II; ... Hamilton (4) |
| BLOWOVER | Bishop and mistress (with nothing being admitted!) fade away |
| BRAGANZA | Catherine of --, wife of Charles II of England (8) |
| MONMOUTH | The Duke of ---, title of the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II (8) |
| LANGTRY | Actress, socialite and mistress of Edward VII, Lily _ (7) |
| ASPASIA | Greek courtesan and mistress of Pericles (7) |
| AGNES | Forename of the "Lady of Beauty" of the Chateau de Loches who was a mistress of Charles VII and first official favourite of a French king (5) |
| LOVEINTERESTS | Wife and mistress perhaps have deep affections for arts and crafts (4,9) |
| ISSUE | Setter and mistress finally take legal action against the children (5) |
| MALADY | The master and mistress got the sickness (6) |
| SIEN | Vincent van Gogh's model and mistress |
| RHODES | Journeyed to catch husband and mistress finally in Greek city (6) |
| MOORE | Astrologer and physician at the court of Charles II whose almanac became a bestseller in the 18th and 19th centuries and is still in publication today (5) |
| UNWELL | Posh mistress of Charles drinks whiskey, getting sick (6) |
| MEASUREFORMEASURE | Play by William Shakespeare featuring the characters Pompey Bum and Mistress Overdone |
| PUNCHANDJUDY | Traditional show Toby put on with his master and mistress (5,3,4) |
| CABAR | Name given to the group of ministers of Charles II of England that governed from 1667-73 (5) |
