| HERDSMAN | Male keeper of sheep |
| ABEL | "A keeper of sheep" of the Bible |
| ANDABEL | "___ was a keeper of sheep" (Genesis) |
| IDUN | Norse goddess of spring, keeper of the apples of immortality (4) |
| BOTTLE | A household's chief keeper of the bottles, custodian of the corks or protector of the pantry whose title stemmed in/from the wine cellar (6) |
| LEODEGRANCE | King of Cameliard, keeper of the Round Table and father of Guinevere in Arthurian legend (11) |
| AEETES | King of Colchis, father of Medea and keeper of the Golden Fleece in Greek mythology (6) |
| ILSA | "Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks" of filmdom |
| PETER | Keeper of the door of heaven |
| BAWD | Keeper of a house of ill repute |
| FALCONER | Keeper of a bird of prey (8) |
| LIBRARIAN | Keeper of a collection of books (9) |
| BACON | Philosopher and author of Novum Organum whose father was keeper of the great seal for Elizabeth I (5) |
| PRIVYSEAL | First employed by King John and once under the custody of the Keeper of the Wardrobe, a reigning monarch's personal stamp or cachet (5,4) |
| STPETER | Who is often represented as the keeper of the door of heaven? (2,5) |
| RANGER | Keeper of a park, forest, or area of countryside (6) |
| POOTER | Charles, keeper of The Diary of a Nobody (6) |
| NAB | A colloquialism meaning to catch, collar, grab, nick, nobble, seize or snatch; the cock of a gunlock or keeper of a door latch; a hilltop, projection or promontory; or, formerly, the head or a hat (3) |
| FIRSTMINISTER | Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland (5,8) |
| MANDRAKE | Somewhat of a conman; Dr; a keeper of magical plant |
