| HIPFLASK | Address for Old Bob and Alfred retiring in Hong Kong filled with the spirit (3,5) |
| TANTALISE | Address for old French woman covers Lisa getting dressed for tease (9) |
| COOKROOM | A somewhat archaic name for the domestic chamber or kitchen of perhaps a large country estate - seasonally filled with the aroma of Christmas cake, goose, plum- pudding, turkey and mulled wine for one |
| NEWSPEAK | Novel by Old Bob and Ben in Scotland is written with a nod to Orwell (8) |
| SERVANTS | Old Bob and Reverend confused by small insects found downstairs in big house (8) |
| MIDNIGHT | Jazzman's hit, "Kind of Blue", popular with Maureen, old Bob and Daisy? (8,2,6) |
| SIDEDISH | Sidney, Earl, Diana, Old Bob and Henry Rice, for example (4,4) |
| CENTRIST | Car for teacher retiring in capital? The one in the middle of the road! (8) |
| TANTALUS | He was teased long ago for locking away those associated with the spirit world (8) |
| TINTAGEL | Cornish village associated with King Arthur's early life in the writings of Geoffrey of Monmouth and Alfred, Lord Tennyson (8) |
| USEDHALF | Took a fair percentage from you and me for Edward, Henry and Alfred (4,4) |
| SHILLING | Old Bob and Carol separated by rising ground (8) |
| SPOTLESS | Old Bob and Kitty from Takeaway produced Snow White (8) |
| BREZHNEV | 1985 movie with Margi Clarke and Alfred Molina, Letter to -------- (8) |
| SILTIEST | Filled with the most sediment |
| SALTIEST | Filled with the most four-letter words |
| INSPIRED | Filled with the urge to create (8) |
| JALFREZI | Asian dish — Jo and Alfred won't finish unknown one |
| CELLARET | Everyone retiring in Crete all over the place could hold one's drink historically (8) |
| GAULTIER | French fashion designer, born 1952, who was creative director for Hermes until retiring in 2020 (8) |
