| HEYDAY | Greeting facing U.S. actress in popular period (6) |
| BANCROFT | Anne, U.S. actress in The Elephant Man and The Graduate (8) |
| MELANGE | First person with U.S. actress in a mixture (7) |
| DUNST | Kirsten ___, U.S. actress in Marie Antoinette and Bring It On (5) |
| LAMBDA | Greek character, innocent type, facing U.S. lawyer (6) |
| SUMMER | Singer Donna's popular period for holiday (6) |
| RECESS | Popular period for pupils |
| MONUMENTAL | Huge Greek character in brief period facing U.S. gangster (10) |
| REVERIE | Priest facing U.S. lake in daydream (7) |
| OPERAHOUSE | Work outside north-facing U.S. airport, by empty arts facility (5,5) |
| INFEST | Take over popular period of celebration? Not half! (6) |
| INTERIM | Meanwhile, get one into a popular period in school (7) |
| SOAPOPERA | TV programme covering America in really popular period (4,5) |
| INLET | Popular period for renting property in bay |
| OFFSEASON | Far from the most popular period (3,6) |
| CALL | _ the Midwife, popular period drama set in the late 1950s and early 1960s (4) |
| INTERMARRY | Popular period to support dumping leader and to try unifying countries? |
| ITINERARY | The very thing, popular -period railway journey plan (9) |
| INTERMINABLE | Popular period at home with expert is boring |
| MIDWIFE | Call the ___, popular period drama, back for a Christmas special on 25 December (7) |
