| NEUCHATEL | City in '43 Across" named after a castle Rudolf III of Burgundy presented to his wife lrmengarde in 1011 (9) |
| LYON | A Roman military colony called Lugdunum was founded on the site of this French city in 43 BCE, and it subsequently became the capital of the Gauls. This place reached its peak of classical development |
| UMATHURMAN | 2015 song by 17-Across, named after an actress from "Pulp Fiction": 2 wds. |
| IDYLL | Richard Wagner's symphonic poem presented to his wife Cosima on the birth of their son, the Siegfrie |
| BED | A berth, bunk, palliasse, shakedown etc, such as Shakespeare's "second- best" example which he bequeathed to his wife; or, something thusly flat, such as a garden plot of roses, a layer of oysters or |
| RENEW | Last year, Rishi Sharma wanted to ___ his wedding vows to his wife in Emmerdale (5) |
| LOUISXVI | King of France who was guillotined in 1793, around nine months prior to his wife Marie Antoinette (5 |
| UTSIT | Labrum si in balineo non est, ____ ____, Cicero's abrupt instruction to his wife to prepare for guests (Fam. 14.20) |
| ALWAYS | Which song did Irving Berlin present to his wife as a wedding gift in 1926? (6) |
| KNELL | Ring king presented to his mistress? (5) |
| OPSIDIDITAGAIN | Saturn's confession to his wife after eating another of their offspring? |
| LIZ | & 31D Grieving father Johnny Connor was unfaithful to his wife with this lady in Coronation Street (3,8) |
| ELSE | Shortened name Alf Garnett used to refer to his wife on Till Death Us Do Part (4) |
| CLOUGH | Arthur Hugh -; author of the verse-novel Amours de Voyage who was an assistant to his wife's cousin Florence Nightingale (6) |
| CHUBBY | Note Jack Sprat in relation to his wife with too much fat |
| ANANIAS | Biblical character who lied to his wife Sapphira in Acts 5 (7) |
| HON | Attila, to his wife? |
| ALLOCATE | Place for Petruchio's greeting to his wife, say? (8) |
| DARREN | __ Osborne, Hollyoaks hunk who was unfaithful to his wife with Sienna Blake (6) |
| HUL | Attila, to his wife? |
