| DRURYLANE | London theatre associated with Nell Gwyn (5,4) |
| GLOBE | The _, London theatre associated with William Shakespeare (5) |
| DRURY | & 20D Common name of the Theatre Royal on Catherine Street, London, associated with Nell Gwyn |
| LANE | Common name of the Theatre Royal on Catherine Street, London, associated with Nell Gwyn (5,4) |
| KINSWOMAN | Relative like Nell Gwyn, say, lacking gravity (9) |
| PLACENTA | Site by National Theatre associated with a female part (8) |
| GUIGNOL | Bloodthirsty character in 18th- century marionette plays, whose name was used for a Paris theatre associated with horror plays (7) |
| ORANGES | Fruit sold by Nell Gwyn to audiences at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1664 (7) |
| CAROLINE | Girl in the era of Nell Gwyn? |
| NERVECELL | Spooner's work for Gwyn with transmitter (5,4) |
| ORGANELLE | Ring Gwyn? In terrible rage about functional structural cellular unit? (9) |
| CHALLENGE | For a dare, Miss Gwyn turned over, assuming king's role in charge (9) |
| RELENTLESSNESS | Persistence of stress seen with Nell is terrible (14) |
| DEATHKNELL | Finish for good with Nell reportedly we hear in passing (5,5) |
| GYRATE | Whirl with Gwyn regularly at speed (6) |
| GRAPNEL | Mistress Gwyn doesn't finish fruit, cut beforehand with hooked implement (7) |
| NELL | 17th century actress Gwyn |
| NELLS | Actresses Carter and Gwyn |
| MINNELLI | Cabaret star Gwyn seen in small car (8) |
| UNWELL | Classy Miss Gwyn drinks whiskey, becoming indisposed (6) |
