| NAMEDROPPING | Casual reference to the famous, in order to impress (4-8) |
| MEANDER | Wind got of husband’s casual reference to couple? |
| LANDDOWNUNDER | Casual reference to huge country where addled, worn nun is travelling |
| CRED | Casual reference to his persuasive authenticity has Charlie blushing |
| NAMEDROP | To refer to important people that one knows or claims to know in order to impress others (4,4) |
| NAMEDROPS | Mentions famous or fashionable people in order to impress others (4-5) |
| LOVEBOMB | A lavish display of affection or concern towards someone in order to impress them (4,4) |
| CAR | Jack Branning bought a flash one in order to impress Mel Owen in Eastenders (3) |
| SIMPERS | Smiles in a silly way, in order to impress (7) |
| POSEUR | Person who strikes attitudes in order to impress (6) |
| POSERS | They behave affectedly in order to impress (6) |
| FOREFFECT | In order to impress (3,6) |
| GRANDSTANDS | Behaves in order to impress |
| BEELINE | Word, in reference to the linear flightpath of a buzzing or droning Apis when returning to its hive, for the most direct route from A to B (7) |
| AMERICA | First US racing yacht which lent its name to the famous cup challenge won by the Swiss Alinghi in 20 |
| BACCARAT | Gambling card game or the village in Lorraine which gave its name to the famous manufacturer of crys |
| SISTINE | Michelangelo was a significant contributor to the famous frescoes in this Vatican chapel |
| WELLKNOWN | No secret to the famous (4-5) |
| AARONSROD | Name popularly given to the common mullein in reference to the staff of Moses' brother (6,3) |
| RUT | Word, from the Latin for "roar" in reference to the clamour of stags when challenging rivals, for the annual mating season of said animals and other ruminant mammalians (3) |
