| MANTUA | An extravagant gown with a wide skirt and train worn at court in the early 18th Century (6) |
| AGNEW | Lady- of Lochnaw, portrait by John Singer Sargent in which the sitter wears a white gown with a lilac sash (5) |
| HOOPSKIRT | A crinoline, farthingale, pannier or other rigid baleen- or steel-framed barrel-like undergarment or petticoat that shaped Victorian gowns with a bell-like silhouette (4-5) |
| MOHOCK | A member of a band of aristocratic ruffians in the early 18th century (6) |
| ROCOCO | Style of architecture which originated in France in the early 18th century characterised by elaborate ornamentation (6) |
| ORRERY | Clockwork model of the solar system devised in the early 18th century (6) |
| ALLIUM | Flowers turn up in a bad way on centre court in the morning (6) |
| CALICOJACK | English pirate who operated in the Caribbean in the early 18th century (6,4) |
| KITCAT | London Whig literary club in early 18th century (3-3) |
| JUNKET | What is an extravagant trip taken by an official at public expense? (6) |
| ROBUST | Stout Bobby takes you and me to court in the end |
| PRUSSIAN | --- blue, a dark blue pigment created in the early 18th century (8) |
| APRICOT | What fruit was spread from its native China in the early 18th Century by Spanish missionaries? (7) |
| KIMONO | Stunner going about one day in gown with sash |
| LUSHLY | Drunk starts to lecture youth in an extravagant manner (6) |
| STROBE | Short way to put on gown with high intensity lighting |
| ATHROB | Remove hems of dressing gown with beating heart |
| JOHNGAY | English playwright and poet of the early 18th century (4,3) |
| MARYREAD | Female English pirate of the early 18th century (4,4) |
| RASPUTIN | Name given to the Russian 'monk' who claimed divine powers, was presented at court in 1907 and treated the Tsarevitch's haemophilia (8) |
