| SARAHFERGUSON | Duchess of York who wrote the "Budgie the Little Helicopter" kid-lit series: 2 wds. |
| FERGUSON | Surname of Sarah, Duchess of York, mother of princesses Beatrice and Eugenie who created Budgie the Little Helicopter (8) |
| PRINCESSEUGENIE | Younger daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York who married Jack Brooksbank in 2018 (8,7) |
| RICKYGERVAIS | British star of "The Office" who wrote the "Flanimals" kid-lit series: 2 wds. |
| JULIEANDREWS | "Mary Poppins" actress who cowrote the "The Very Fairy Princess" kid-lit series: 2 wds. |
| HELICOPTER | Budgie the Little ___, Sarah Ferguson creation (10) |
| SUCCEED | Reach goal - like the budgie who will eat though a straw, we hear (7) |
| BIRDCAGE | Made a big cedar place for the budgie (4,4) |
| OPT | Choose a little helicopter (3) |
| PERCH | A freshwater fish found in the budgie's cage (5) |
| AUTOGYRO | Small helicopter |
| CAGEY | Evasive about movie star Nicolas and the budgies' homes? (5) |
| SARAH | Forename of the Duchess of York, or "Fergie", who has penned a number of books for children including Budgie and the Blizzard, Little Red's Christmas Story and Puddle Boots Christmas (5) |
| RICHARD | - III; last king of the House of York who is portrayed in Shakespearean plays and John Rous' armorial roll-chronicle and Historic Regum Angliae (7) |
| DUKE | Grand old man of York who made a fist of it (4) |
| TREASON | In 5.2, a scene with the Duke and Duchess of York, the Duke snatches a letter from his son. After he reads the letter, what does he accuse his son of? |
| EUGENIE | First name of the youngest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York (7) |
| NATE | "___ the Great" (kid lit series) |
| BERENSTAINBEARS | Kid-lit series with side characters Too-Tall Grizzly and Professor Actual Factual |
| EDWARDTHEFOURTH | Sun of York who further dated revolution (6,3,6) |
