| AGRICOLA | Roman general written about in a book by his son-in-law Tacitus (8) |
| LABRADOR | Breed of dog with a black, yellow or chocolate coat, written about in a book by Ben Fogle (8) |
| DAFFODIL | Flower written about in a poem by William Wordsworth (8) |
| MARGARET | Given name of the Queen's sister who was written about in a recent memoir by her lady-inwaiting Anne Glenconner (8) |
| MEATHEAD | What Archie Bunker called his son-in-law |
| THRENODY | Poem or song of mourning or lamentation such as that written by Ralph Waldo Emerson on the death of his son in 1842 (8) |
| ANHEUSER | St. Louis soap manufacturer who teamed with his son-in-law to make suds |
| MITCHELL | She demanded her brother Phil had access to his son in EastEnders (8) |
| GINRUMMY | Card game, usually for two players, created by Elwood T. Baker and his son in 1909 (3,5) |
| WARDROBE | Item of furniture and magical portal linking Earth to Narnia in a book by C. S. Lewis (8) |
| VALERIAN | Emperor of Rome from 253 to 260, succeeded by his son Gallienus (8) |
| TEDWALSH | Irish trainer of the 2000 Grand National winner, ridden by his son |
| DAVEKEON | Leaf legend featured in a book by Dave Bidini |
| MEADOWS | Written about in a book by gardener Christopher Lloyd, fields used for grazing and hay or reserved for wild flowers, grasses and pollinating insects (7) |
| PARIS | In 1.2, Old Capulet is courting a suitor for his daughter, Juliet. What is the name of the person Old Capulet would like to be his son-in-law? |
| ARCHIEBUNKER | Sitcom character who often engaged his son-in-law in political arguments: 2 wds. |
| GASTRONOMY | Subject written about in a culinary reference book by Larousse (10) |
| GEORGEV | King succeeded by his son Edward VIII in 1936 before his abdication in the same year (6,1) |
| OTTER | An animal written about in a rural novel by Henry Williamson (5) |
| LINDBERGH | The kidnapping and murder of his son in 1932 overshadowed, for a time, his achievements as a record-breaking flier (9) |
