| BROWNBAG | Holder of the home lunch? |
| NIL | Back at home lunch begins, but there's nothing on the board (3) |
| DAME | From the Latin for "mistress of the household", word for a female ruler in its earliest sense, now a title given to a woman with the rank of Knight Commander or a holder of the Grand Cross in the orde |
| KNIGHTSBRIDGE | ... March, the last movement of the London Suite by Eric Coates which was the signature tune of the Home Service programme In Town Tonight (13) |
| SURREY | One of the home counties, site of Box Hill and parts of the North Downs (6) |
| STEVESMITH | Retired athlete who is the joint holder of the British outdoor high jump record and sole holder of the British indoor record (5,5) |
| STRAW | Jack ---, a leader in the Peasants' Revolt, also the name of the Home Secretary 1997-2001 (5) |
| ESSEX | One of the home counties, site of the world's longest pleasure pier (5) |
| AZHARALI | Former captain of Pakistan's ODI and Test sides who retired from Test cricket following the completion of the home Test series against England in 2022 |
| WOOD | Makeup of one of the homes of the Three Little Pigs |
| OMEGA | The last of the home games (5) |
| HALL | Hear the pull of the home entrance (4) |
| PRESIDENT | Head of state of a republic - Barack Obama was elected to become the 44th holder of the US office |
| STANDARDBEARER | Leader of the cause is the usual holder of the cheque (8,6) |
| ELIZABETHI | First holder of the title Supreme Governor of the Church of England |
| SYLVESTER | Adopted name of three popes, including Gerbert of Aurillac, the first French holder of the office (999-1003) (9) |
| TAROT | Holder of The Hermit, The Devil and The Magician |
| ARK | Holder of the contents of the circled squares? |
| RUINOUS | Ball game in the middle of the home is destructive (7) |
| DARRYL | The full name of the Home and Away fella who everyone calls Brax (6,7) |
