| CHURCHWEDDING | Could be the means to a marriage of convenience for those joining union in the presence of the Father of the Chapel (6,7) |
| CIVILCEREMONY | Non-religious Right said something for those joining union without Father of the Chapel perhaps (5,8) |
| SCOT | Historical tax for one joining union in 1707 (4) |
| CORNLAWS | Rules of convenience for top broadcaster (4,4) |
| BRIDEGROOM | Recently took wife to one of those joining union working in the stable (10) |
| ABET | T could be the means of making money, which would help (4) |
| NED | Sitcom about a marriage of convenience (--- and Stacey) |
| PRIDEANDPREJUDICE | *Jane Austen book with the last line ending, "...by bringing her into Derbyshire, had been the means of uniting them." |
| AVERAGE | Claim one's years to be the mean (7) |
| NOD | And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the Land of ___: Genesis 4:16 (3) |
| BIRTHDAYPRESENT | It's a gift to those joining The Party and the key to getting into The House perhaps? (8,7) |
| ISTHMUS | Strip of land such as the one dominated by the presence of the Suez Canal (7) |
| SHEATHE | Cover the woman in the presence of the man (7) |
| KIMPHILBY | Member of British intelligence who worked as a spy for the Soviet Union in the 1930s, '40s and '50s (3,6) |
| OLDLADY | Wife, in the presence of the guys |
| DEMEAN | HUMILIATE ME IN THE PRESENCE OF THE CLERIC |
| ESTATEAGENTS | Maine perhaps a convenience for those dealing in housing? (6,6) |
| LOVEMATCH | Deep affection for striker in box is no marriage of convenience (4,5) |
| WINTERWAR | Which conflict took place between Finland and the Soviet Union in the winter of 1939-40? (6,3) |
| SAYSYES | Gives the hoped-for response to a marriage proposal: 2 wds. |
