| ORPHEUS | In Greek mythology, the husband of Eurydice (7) |
| CUPID | In Roman mythology, the husband of Psyche and father of Voluptas, goddess of sensual pleasure (5) |
| ODIN | Important god in Norse mythology, the husband of Frigg (4) |
| PIDGEON | Walter, Canadian-U.S. actor who played the husband of the title character in the 1942 film Mrs Miniver (7) |
| LEOFRIC | Earl of Mercia who was the husband of Lady Godiva (7) |
| ANOUILH | Jean -; French dramatist noted for interpretations of Greek myths in his plays including Eurydice and Antigone (7) |
| SANJOSE | Capital and most populous city of Costa Rica, named after the husband of the Virgin Mary (3,4) |
| RICHARD | _ Madeley, TV presenter who is the husband of Judy Finnigan (7) |
| CUCKOLD | What is the husband of an unfaithful wife (7) |
| RAINIER | Prince ____ III of Monaco was the husband of Grace Kelly |
| ADELE | Singer performing lead, that of Eurydice (5) |
| DANAE | Daughter of Eurydice |
| PETRUCHIO | The husband of Katherina Minola in The Taming of the Shrew (9) |
| ADAM | The first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race (4) |
| THOR | Norse deity depicted in the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda as the husband of the golden-haired goddess Sif (4) |
| MENELAUS | The husband of Helen in Greek mythology (8) |
| AHAB | In the Old Testament, king of Israel who was the husband of Jezebel |
| SONINLAW | Historical term for a stepchild; or, an affine in the form of the husband of one's daughter/progeny (3-2-3) |
| JOSEPH | In the Bible, the husband of Mary (6) |
| ROBERT | This Emmerdale villain is the husband of ___ and the secret lover of Aaron Livesy (6) |
