| BRUMMELL | Regency dandy. bon viveur and fashion arbiter nicknamed Beau whose insults are said to have cost him his friendship with the Prince Recent (8) |
| NASH | Welsh dandy and self-styled "king of Bath", nicknamed Beau, whose mistress, Juliana Popjoy, is said to have lived in a tree for some 30 years (4) |
| HEDONIST | Bon viveur and lecturer involved in robbery (8) |
| CRAW | Where insults are said to stick |
| USTHE | "How much pain have cost ___ evils which have never happened"--Jefferson |
| KLINGON | Language whose insults include "toDSaH" and "petaQ" |
| TRENDSETTER | Fashion arbiter |
| TASTEMAKER | Fashion arbiter |
| RAREBIT | Fashion arbiter of Welsh taste |
| BEAUBRUMMELL | Regency dandy credited with introducing, and establishing as fashion, the modern men's suit, worn with a necktie |
| ARGUS | Giant whose eyes are said to have been transferred to the peacock's tail |
| GOURMET | Travel to ancient city, having encountered a bon viveur |
| CHAMPAGNECHARLIE | Bon viveur Victor a fool to chase girl endlessly |
| SPIGNEL | The umbelliferous plant "meu" or "baldmoney", whose curry-tasting foliage and seeds are said to have made it unpopular with dairy farmers as it flavoured the milk of their cows (7) |
| LASERWORT | An old name for the herb silphium, whose heart-shaped seedpods are said to have given rise to the heart symbol as a representation of love (9) |
| THICKSKIN | What rhinos have, and tough people are said to have (2 wds.) |
| ADONIS | Men obsessed with improving their physique and youthful appearance are said to have an ... Complex |
| ASTROLOGY | Study of the effect that the stars and planets are said to have on our lives (9) |
| EASTLONDON | Where those who are harmless are said to have no weapons? (4,6) |
| ETON | Public school in Berkshire whose "wet bobs" are said to have established the shelduck blue colour worn by its sportsmen (4) |
