| ALBERT | He was married to Queen Victoria for 21 years but died suddenly in 1861. She mourned him the rest of her life. |
| HICKS | Designer, forenamed David Nightingale, who was married to Queen Elizabeth II's lady-in-waiting, Lady Pamela nee Mountbatten (5) |
| SHARMA | Dales favourite who died suddenly in August (5,6) |
| RISHI | Dales favourite who died suddenly in August (5,6) |
| EDWARD | THE QUARTERMAINES MOURNED HIM IN 2012 (GH) |
| ANEMONES | According to Greek mythology, flowers that sprang from the tears of Aphrodite as she mourned Adonis |
| MUNSHI | Persian word for a teacher bestowed as title by Queen Victoria for her attendant Abdul Karim (6) |
| EMPRESS | Queen Victoria, for one |
| HABEEB | Tragic Coronation Street lawyer who died suddenly after a car crash (5,6) |
| IMRAN | Tragic Coronation Street lawyer who died suddenly after a car crash (5,6) |
| URICH | "Vega$" star Robert who was born in Toronto, Ohio (Trivia! He was married to Canadian actress Heather Menzies who was born in Toronto, Ontario) |
| SHARDUL | Who went unsold in the IPL auction held last year but was selected at the start of the IPL-18 by Lucknow Super Giants team as replacement for the injured Mohsin Khan? (7) |
| KINGSLEY | Priestly polymath who was a champion of "muscular Christianity", a chaplain to Queen Victoria and also John Henry Newman's theological foe, but is perhaps best known as the author of The Water-Babies |
| HESS | Who was the only inmate of Spandau Prison in Berlin for 21 years? (4) |
| BROOKSIDE | Soap opera created by Phil Redmond that began on the launch night of Channel 4 in 1982 and ran for 21 years |
| SWEYN | Which king of Denmark, known as Forkbeard, invaded and conquered England in revenge for his sister's death at the 1002 Saint Brice's Day massacre, but died before he could be crowned? (5) |
| AMYJOHNSON | At the declaration of WWII this pioneer aviatrix joined the Air Transport Auxiliary but died in 1939 after baling out over the Thames (3,7) |
| TJEN | Identify the surname of this player who became the first from Indonesia after 21 years to play in the U.S. Open main draw this year. (4) |
| LAUGHTON | His acting career spanned 30 years but he directed only one film, The Night Of The Hunter starring R |
| COBURG | Bavarian town near Prince Albert's birthplace; a cake or a round loaf of bread, said to have been named in honour of said consort to Queen Victoria, shortly after their marriage; or, fine worsted with |