| BOWYER | In her private room, close to Jeffrey Archer (6) |
| BOWER | Violinist in her private room? |
| DENY | Refuse in private room close to scullery |
| STUART | Family name of Mary, Queen of Scots whose husband Lord Darnley was implicated in the murder of her private secretary David Rizzio (6) |
| EQUALS | First Among -, Jeffrey Archer novel (6) |
| HONOUR | 1986 novel by Jeffrey Archer (6) |
| CELLO | Instrument in small room close to piano |
| ATTWICE | Wife sharing top room close to home in two stages |
| LORDOF | Effin' Jeffrey Archer novel? (4,2,3,5) |
| AERODROME | Refurbish a red room close to staircase, landing here? |
| TORMENTOR | Rent room close to that silly bugger! |
| CELLARAGE | Small room close to bodega: see red wine store |
| LATTICE | Large room close to fire and grill |
| INFLATE | Rooms close to pipe under home become gas-filled |
| LORDPRIVYSEAL | Gosh! Little room, close up, shows high official |
| AMATTEROF | 1986 novel by Jeffrey Archer (1,6,2,6) |
| SHORTSTORY | Running gear given to a Conservative ___ by Jeffrey Archer? (5,5) |
| AMONGEQUALS | Jeffrey Archer book, First ... (5,6) |
| CLIFTON | ____ Chronicles, series of novels about a family in Bristol by Jeffrey Archer (7) |
| CON | Jeffrey Archer, in two ways (3) |
