| GWYN | Nell _, 17th-century actress and the long-time mistress of Charles II (4) |
| NELL | ___ Gwyn, 17th-century actress and mistress of Charles II (4) |
| NELLGWYN | Actress who became a long-time mistress of Charles II |
| NIN | Miller's one-time mistress |
| DUNN | Nell ___, author of the stage plays Steaming and Cancer Tales (4) |
| DEWI | Japanese-born wife of the long-time Indonesian leader Sukarno |
| FIFI | Radio star, Neighbours actress and The Project regular, ___ Box (4) |
| EMMA | Mistress of Charles II; ... Hamilton (4) |
| CARL | American athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals in sprint events and the long jump (4,5) |
| NEAL | Patricia ___, 20th-century actress married to Roald Dahl (4) |
| ADAH | ___ Isaacs Menken (infamous 19th-century actress) |
| HYDEPARK | Formerly part of Kensington Gardens and Henry VIII's deer chase, 350 acres of land divided by the Serpentine and the Long Water lakes in London (4,4) |
| EYELASHES | Two sets of ___ protect the camels eyes from the sun and sand. One short, nearest the eyes and the long ones found above the eyes. |
| AGNES | Forename of the "Lady of Beauty" of the Chateau de Loches who was a mistress of Charles VII and first official favourite of a French king (5) |
| RAVILIOUS | Artist noted for his watercolours of the South Downs landscape such as Chalk Paths, The Lighthouse at Beachy Head and The Long Man of Wilmington (9) |
| VENTS | Complains about the rude bus driver and the long line at the coffee shop and the therapist chewing gum so loudly during sessions, say |
| CHANDLER | Raymond a"; author of the Philip Marlowe novels including The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye (8) |
| ELDERLY | Pour out the red and yell for the long-time retired folk (7) |
| JOANPLOWRIGHT | English actress and the third wife of Laurence Olivier (4,9) |
| ANNCLEEVES | Which crime writer wrote the Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn series, all of which have been adapted to TV programs as Vera (from 2011), Shetland (from 2013) and The Long Call (2021)? (3,7) |
