| AMBRIDGE | Fictional agricultural village in Borsetshire, setting of locales including Arkwright Hall and The Bull (8) |
| SALQUERIABLANCA | Agricultural village in the Santanyi municipality of south-east Mallorca, inland from the resorts of Cala d'Or and Portopetro (1'8,6) |
| WODEHOUSE | Comic author nicknamed Plum who wrote numerous novels and short stories set in fictional locales including Blandings Castle, Berkeley Mansions and the Drones Club (9) |
| CAMBRIDGE | Clubs at town in Borsetshire (9) |
| MANTEL | Hilary a"; English author of the Thomas Cromwell trilogy including Wolf Hall and The Mirror and the Light (6) |
| STUDY | Room situated between the hall and the library in a game of Cluedo (5) |
| ATHENS | University city in Georgia, known as the home of rock bands R.E.M. and The B-52s (6) |
| KENT | Credited with inventing the English landscape garden, architect who designed Prince Frederick's Barge, Holkham Hall and the stately interiors of Houghton Hall (4) |
| GIBBS | Trainee-priest-turned-architect who designed the distinctive cupolas of Houghton Hall and the Gothic Temple at Stowe (5) |
| CRICKET | Sport played by Ambridge against other Borsetshire villages in The Archers (7) |
| KEATON | Diane ......, star of Annie Hall and The Godfather (6) |
| NEWLANARK | This site in Scotland was founded in 1785 as a cotton-spinning centre by David Dale with the support of Sir Richard Arkwright, inventor of the water frame. It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage |
| ATHENSGEORGIA | Home to R.E.M. and the B-52s |
| WAVE | New ___ (genre for Blondie and the B-52's) |
| DEADENDKIDS | Gorcey, Hall, and the rest |
| CAMBRIDGEBLUE | Sportsperson's hint about Borsetshire village bachelor |
| BARKER | Ronnie -; comedian whose on-screen roles included Fletcher in Porridge and Arkwright in Open All Hours (6) |
| ALBERT | First name of Ronnie Barker's Arkwright in the 1976-85 BBC sitcom Open All Hours (6) |
| OPEN | - All Hours; Roy Clarke sitcom with characters Arkwright and Granville played by Ronnie Barker and David Jason (4) |
| HOURS | Arkwright and Granville were open all of these that is due to us, we hear (5) |
