| POMPADOUR | Madame de ___, mistress of King Louis XV of France (9) |
| DUBARRY | Mistress of King Louis XV of France |
| ARANA | Beatriz Enriquez de ___ (mistress of Christopher Columbus) |
| GWYN | Nell ___, mistress of King Charles II (4) |
| APRESMOILE | Phrase attributed to King Louis XV of France and adopted as the motto of the RAF "Dambusters" 617 Squadron (5,3,2,6) |
| DELUGE | Phrase attributed to King Louis XV of France and adopted as the motto of the RAF "Dambusters" 617 Squadron (5,3,2,6) |
| MAINTENON | Marquise de -; second wife and untitled queen of King Louis XIV (9) |
| ROCOCO | Style of architecture, etc. prevalent during the reign of Louis XV of France (6) |
| MADAMEDUBARRY | Mistress of Louis XV of France (6,2,5) |
| APRESMOILEDELUGE | Fateful phrase attributed to Louis XV of France (5,3,2,6) |
| POISSON | Influential mistress of the French king Louis XV (7) |
| NATTIER | Jean-Marc ___, French painter noted for his portraits of the ladies of King Louis XV's court in classical mythological attire |
| HAMILTON | Emma ___, mistress of Lord Nelson who died in Calais in 1815 (8) |
| BUCKET | Hyacinth ___, mistress of all she surveys in Keep Up Appearances? (6) |
| MALEFICENT | Angelina Jolie fantasy sequel, _: Mistress of Evil (10) |
| ELVIRA | ___: Mistress of the Dark (1988 horror comedy) |
| LOLAMONTEZ | Irish dancer and actress who became mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her Countess of Landsfeld |
| BRAUN | Eva _; mistress of Hitler (5) |
| BLOUNT | Bessie ___, mistress of Henry VIII (6) |
| KEPPEL | Alice ___, mistress of Edward VII (6) |
