| MARQUIS | In the UK, a nobleman ranked between duke and earl (7) |
| DRIFTER | Dispute between duke and monarch makes one unsettled |
| ACCGAME | Matchup between Duke and UNC, say |
| VISCOUNT | British nobleman ranked between a baron and an earl |
| EARL | Nobleman ranked between a marquess and a viscount |
| DINER | Guest at banquet possibly at home between duke and queen |
| SPARROW | With two species in the UK, a finch-like bird known collectively as a host, quarrel or tribe (7) |
| OFFSIDE | (in the UK) a vehicle's right |
| BASENJI | Found judge in part of UK a dog |
| GRADE | In the UK, a music exam on a scale from 1 to 8; or, a category given to a listed building, I, II* or IIA (5) |
| WOODPECKER | Great spotted, lesser spotted or green in the UK, a bird related to the wryneck heard "drumming" on trees in wooded areas, parks and gardens (10) |
| KINGSCOUNSEL | In the UK, a senior trial lawyer appointed by the monarch (5,7) |
| KUBRICK | Director backing Britain a bit off the wall |
| TITANIA | Queen of Britain, a title on its way back (7) |
| REDROUTE | In the UK, a road with a severe penalty for stopping |
| BAZAAR | Persian word for a Middle-Eastern market or souk, typically with stalls selling exotic scents, gold, jewellery, rugs, spices etc; or, in the UK, a sale of miscellany, often for charity (6) |
| DUVET | Item initially called in the UK a 'continental quilt' (5) |
| INGOT | Costing around 417,000 for 12.5kg in the UK, a bar of solid gold (5) |
| EMERALD | Dame and earl excited after extraction of a gemstone (7) |
| STIRRER | Troublemaker in prison kidnapping bishop and earl (7) |
