| PARNELL | Charles Stewart, 19c Irish politician forced into retirement by a divorce scandal (7) |
| MANDELA | African politician forced to protect new city |
| DILKE | Charles ___, Liberal politician born in 1843 whose career was scuppered by a divorce case |
| COTERIE | Place of retirement by lake for an inner circle (7) |
| BURKE | Robert O'Hara, 19c Irish explorer who led the first expedition across Australia from south to north (5) |
| AHEM | Some become happier in retirement by getting others' attention with this (4) |
| IBSEN | Dramatist nursed in retirement by Edith Nesbit (5) |
| GILLETT | Injury-dogged Queensland Origin backrower forced into retirement 2019 (7) |
| YEAREND | Longed for Geordie to go into retirement at Hogmanay (4-3) |
| ALIMONY | Ali gets most of money as part of a divorce settlement (7) |
| OSBORNE | Having asked for a divorce, she found out she was pregnant in Hollyoaks (7) |
| PUTOUTTOPASTURE | Annoyed head shed tears outside university, being forced into retirement? (3,3,2,7) |
| SPLITUP | Get a divorce |
| HAMES | Chiefs ABs prop forced into retirement 2017 (5) |
| OSHEA | Charles Stewart Parnell's political career was destroyed by an affair with whom? (5) |
| ROYCE | Sir Henry, engineer who founded a company with Charles Stewart Rolls (5) |
| ROLLS | Charles Stewart, motorist and aeronaut who formed a partnership with Henry Royce (5) |
| FEATHERBEDDED | After successful exploit, he had to run into retirement, being pampered (7-6) |
| AVONDALE | Which house was home to Charles Stewart Parnell? (8) |
| STATUE | Charles Stewart Parnell or Daniel O'Connell on Dublin's main street |
