| AGRIPPINA | Name shared by the mothers of Caligula and Nero |
| ANTIUM | Birthplace of Caligula and Nero |
| MATER | Many a tear has been shed by the mother (5) |
| ANZIO | Modern name of the ancient Italian town Antium, birthplace of the emperors Caligula and Nero (5) |
| GAIUS | Given name of Caligula and Augustus |
| CLAUDIUS | Roman emperor between Caligula and Nero |
| ETHELRED | Name shared by the elder brother of Alfred the Great, and the 'Unready' half-brother of Edward the Martyr (8) |
| SONINLAW | "This mania of the mothers of the period, to be constantly in pursuit of a ____" (Stendhal) |
| ZAPPA | US musician and leader of The Mothers Of Invention, Frank ... |
| FRANKZAPPA | American musician, leader of the band The Mothers of Invention (5,5) |
| ENOCH | Name shared by the first son of Cain (Genesis 4:17) and the father of Methuselah (Genesis 5:21) (5) |
| PORTLAND | Name shared by the most populous cities of the US states of Maine and Oregon (8) |
| KEIR | Name shared by the first and current leaders of the Labour Party (4) |
| CHESTERTHOMPSON | American drummer who performed with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, and Genesis (7,8) |
| FRANK | Zappa whose band, The Mothers of Invention, recorded the album "Burnt Weeny Sandwich" |
| UNCLEMEAT | 1969 Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention double album |
| MASCOTS | Charms the mothers of Jock and Ian? (7) |
| ELEANOR | Name shared by the wives of Henry II, Henry III and Edward I of England |
| FLAKE | Name shared by the meat of a certain fish and a crystal of snow |
| NASSAU | Name shared by the capital of the Bahamas and a prominent Dublin street. (6) |
