| CUSTOMERISALWAYSRIGHT | In a proverb popularised by Harry Gordon Selfridge and others, "The ____" |
| ROLLINGSTONES | English rock band formed in 1962 in London by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards among others The ___: 2 wds. |
| CUSTOMER | The ___ is always right - Harn Gordon Selfridge quote (8) |
| SELFRIDGE | Harry Gordon ___ (1858-1947), US-born retail magnate (9) |
| HANNAH | _ Tointon, star of Mr Selfridge and The Inbetweeners (6) |
| AMANDAABBINGTON | Mr Selfridge and Sherlock actress who took part in 2023's Strictly Come Dancing (6,9) |
| JOKES | One ox said to the other "The ___ ' on us!" |
| KIDMAN | Actress in The Hours, The Others, The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Big Little Lies 6) |
| HABITATS | Different species live in different ___. Some like the trees, others the ocean and some the desert. |
| GREENER | Like the grass on the other side, in a proverb |
| SUSAN | Forename of two ladies surnamed Cooper, one a prolific ceramicist and designer and the other the author of The Dark Is Rising quintet (5) |
| ROD | If spared you "spoil the child", in a proverb |
| ANAPPLEADAY | Intake that "keeps the doctor away," in a proverb |
| ALLEN | Actor whose films include Shallow Grave, Blue Juice, Trainspotting and The Others, the father of a p |
| POLTROONS | Orion pilots in trouble - one bails out, and then the other - the cowards! (9) |
| PIVEN | Jeremy, actor who played the title character in the period drama TV series Mr Selfridge (5) |
| EARLY | Old English word and an antonym of "late" that is found in a proverb that emphasises being first, to improve one's chances of success (5) |
| RULE | It's made to be broken, in a proverb |
| BARRIO | Home to Cervantes and Lope de Vega, among others, the Huertas area of Madrid is known as the ... de |
| BIRDS | Vertebrates described in or forming an avifauna such as the Passeriformes that include, amongst others, the British songsters (5) |
