| DEPARDIEU | French actor and vineyard owner who has Russian citizenship (9) |
| ROYJONES | ... ..... Jnr., boxer who holds dual American and Russian citizenship (3,5) |
| SHANEPERKINS | Australia's 2012 Olympic sprint cycling medallist who took Russian citizenship (5,7) |
| CHATEAU | Informal talk on Vichy water and vineyard estate (7) |
| URAL | Colour always has Russian range in the centre |
| CRAVEN | Mean-spirited king has Russian runner sent back (6) |
| SANREMO | Ligurian resort called the "Floral City" for its proliferation of citrus/olive groves, flowers and vineyards (7) |
| CHEVALIER | Maurice ---, French actor and singer who died on New Year's Day 1972 (9) |
| IRENE | The Pier Diner's co- owner, who has fallen off the wagon in Home and Away (5,7) |
| ROBERTS | The Pier Diner's co- owner, who has fallen off the wagon in Home and Away (5,7) |
| DEV | Corner-shop owner who has temporarily left the cobbles for India (3,6) |
| RENOWN | Point to the owner who has attained fame (6) |
| SAMMALONE | Cheers bar owner who was a former Red Sox pitcher: 2 wds. |
| ARTMODELL | N.F.L. owner who moved the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore in 1996 |
| ALANSUGAR | Amstrad business owner who became the Boss on 'The Apprentice' (4,5) |
| DOMBEYANDSON | Novel by Charles Dickens, about a frustrated shipping owner who has no son to pass his business on to (6,3,3) |
| DRUNKONLOVE | Jasmine Guillory novel about a Napa Valley winery co-owner who has a one-night stand with the winery's newest hire, featuring a North Carolina university |
| BRENDA | Cafe owner who has left Emmerdale for a three-month cruise with Bob Hope's daughter Cathy (6) |
| WALKER | Cafe owner who has left Emmerdale for a three-month cruise with Bob Hope's daughter Cathy (6) |
| ENSLAVERS | Lass never upset owners who made people work (9) |
