| SILVERLINING | Having some rich material inside, one can look on the bright side (6,6) |
| CHANCE | Likelihood of having some rich ancestors (6) |
| CHOIRMASTERS | Some rich arts may be interpreted by these instructors (12) |
| IDLE | Comic actor and writer of The Philosopher's Song and Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (from The Life Of Brian), Eric ... |
| ERICIDLE | Member of the Monty Python comedy group who wrote and performed the song Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (4,4) |
| NEIL | Mr Innes, who provided the whistling for Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (4) |
| CHEERUP | Support one's team to look on the bright side (5,2) |
| ERIC | Monty Python member who wrote and recorded the comedy song Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (4,4) |
| HARRISON | Beatle (surname) who helped finance the film for which Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life was written (8) |
| POLLYANNA | "I will look on the bright side of things," said ___ |
| ALWAYS | ___ Look on the Bright Side of Life, popular singalong song (6) |
| CHINUP | Look on the bright side and exercise (4,2) |
| OPTIMISM | Tendency to look on the bright side (8) |
| HOPEFORTHEBEST | Look on the bright side |
| BEGLAD | "Look on the bright side!" |
| SEEDS | Stored material inside a sandstone mountain on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen |
| SIDE | Look on the bright ___ ... |
| ONCLOUDNINE | Happily, one can look down from here (2,5,4) |
| WINDOW | Time affording an opportunity one can look out of (6) |
| COAL | One of the most important primary fossil fuels, a solid carbon-rich material that is usually brown or black (4) |
