| STEADMAN | Alison ___, actress who played Beverley in Abigail's Party and Candice Marie in Nuts in May for husband Mike Leigh |
| ALISON | ____ Steadman, actress known for her roles in TV play Abigail's Party and films including Life Is Sweet (6) |
| BRIE | Alison _, actress who stars in Glow (4) |
| TAMSINGREIG | Fran in Black Books and Beverley in Episodes (6,5) |
| IDEAL | 'To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance,' wrote Oscar Wilde in his play, An ... Husb |
| MOTHERS | A celebration on the second Sunday in May for Australia and the US, but in March for the English, .. |
| HAWTHORN | Hedgerow shrub with white blossoms or "knots of may" recalled in the old rhyme Nuts in May (8) |
| PLAYFORTODAY | Series which included Nuts in May and Abigail’s Party |
| NUTS | Cashews, say, in May for Mike Leigh TV play that starred Alison Steadman (4) |
| PUMA | For all to see in May for example, a wild animal (4) |
| WOODENCHURCH | Eglise Sainte-marie in Nova Scotia is the largest one in North America: 2 wds. |
| SONS | Male offspring, such as Joel Dexter and Arlo Fielding to Marie in Hollyoaks (4) |
| ROE | New Zealander who won the Boston and New York marathons in 1981, Alison ___ (3) |
| MEMORIAL | ____ Day, U.S. public holiday on the last Monday in May for honouring military personnel (8) |
| UPSIDEDOWN | and 15ac, Exemplified in NE, OK pud we cased in nuts? |
| SWEEPING | and 26ac, Exemplified in NE, OK pud we cased in nuts? |
| MIDDAY | Twelve did "Nuts in May" (6) |
| MIKELEIGH | British dramatist and film director whose plays include Abigail's Party (4,5) |
| CARNAL | and 5dn, 1971 film drama starring Jack Nicholson and Candice Bergen |
| CARNALKNOWLEDGE | 1971 Mike Nichols film starring Jack Nicholson, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret and Candice Bergen |
