| NELLGWYN | English actress and mistress of King Charles II who once sold oranges at Covent Garden (4,4) |
| NELL | Actress and mistress of King Charles II of England (4,4) |
| GWYN | Actress and mistress of King Charles II of England (4,4) |
| BRAGANZA | Catherine of ____ , Portuguese wife of King Charles II who died in 1705 (8) |
| GROOVE | Get down oranges at first, in orchard |
| VILLIERS | Barbara, mistress of King Charles II born in 1640 (8) |
| OPERATIC | Are Converse stocked by dispenser of style at Covent Garden? (8) |
| TAVERNER | Opera by Peter Maxwell Davies produced at Covent Garden in 1972 (8) |
| OPERAHAT | Collapsible lid seen at Covent Garden? (5-3) |
| NELLGWYNN | Orange-seller, actress, and mistress of Charles II (4,5) |
| BLOWOVER | Bishop and mistress (with nothing being admitted!) fade away |
| LOLAMONTEZ | Irish dancer and actress who became mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her Countess of Landsfeld |
| LANGTRY | Lillie, British actress and socialite who was a mistress of King Edward VII when Prince of Wales (7) |
| THEMERRYMONARCH | Nickname of King Charles II because of the liveliness and flamboyance of his court (3,5,7) |
| AVOCADO | Fruit and Cava cocktail with dash of orange at start of party (7) |
| LOLAMONTES | 1955 biopic starring Martine Carol as the dancer who was mistress of king Ludwig I of Bavaria (4,6) |
| BAKER | Janet, English mezzo-soprano who made her final farewell appearance at Covent Garden in 1981 (5) |
| ASPASIA | Greek courtesan and mistress of Pericles (7) |
| LELY | Principal court painter to Charles II who created the Windsor Beauties (4) |
| ROWLEY | Old ____, a nickname of King Charles II based on his horse (6) |
