| MERL | Saunders of jazz |
| FRENCH | Actress and comedienne who formed part of a double act with Jennifer Saunders, later starring as Geraldine Granger in The Vicar of Dibley and Caroline Arless in Lark Rise to Candleford (6) |
| RIVRON | Surname of Rowland, one half of the comedy house band on French & Saunders (6) |
| GEORGE | "Tenth of December" author Saunders |
| DAWN | Comedy partner of Jennifer Saunders (4,6) |
| YOUAREONLYYOUNG | Start of a quote by Forbes editor Dero Saunders |
| JENNIFER | ___ Saunders, Ab Fab comedienne, who wrote the book for flop musical Viva Forever!, based on the songs of 14A (8) |
| ABRAHAMLINCOLN | Historical figure whose son is the central character of a George Saunders novel mostly set in a temporary afterlife |
| EDINA | First name of the character played by Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous |
| ABFAB | Abbreviated name of a BBC comedy starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley (2,3) |
| ADRIAN | Comedian and husband of Jennifer Saunders, _ Edmondson (6) |
| SOUTHSANDWICHISLANDS | Saunders, Montagu, and Bristol are the three largest of the ____ |
| JAM | Word that when followed by And Jerusalem gives the title of a 2000s Jennifer Saunders sitcom (3) |
| THEM | Word between Let and Eat Cake gives the title of a French & Saunders sitcom (4) |
| LINCOLN | Subject of a George Saunders novel that predominantly takes place on a single 1862 night |
| GRITTAR | Horse that won the 1982 Grand National, ridden by amateur jockey Dick Saunders, who at the age of 48 was the oldest jockey to have won the race (7) |
| DEATHONTHENILE | The roles played by Maggie Smith and Bette Davis in the first film of this Agatha Christie book were played by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in the second. |
| KFC | Col. Saunders treat |
| FABULOUS | Jennifer Saunders comedy (Absolutely ___) |
| ABSOLUTELY | Jennifer Saunders comedy (___ Fabulous) |
