| LIDIA | Senator, - Thorpe (5) |
| FROST | Ian Thorpe's first coach, Doug ... (5) |
| GRANT | Actor whose roles include Daniel Cleaver in Bridget Jones's Diary and Jeremy Thorpe in A Very English Scandal (5) |
| EGHAM | Surrey location of Thorpe Lea Fishery (*ah, gem!) (5) |
| TERSE | Thorpe's boundaries risked losing all, even being abrupt (5) |
| ATTHE | Hot fat Ada Thorpe used without hesitation (2,3,4,2,1,3) |
| RINKA | Dog belonging to Norman Scott that was shot in the scandal that ended the career of Jeremy Thorpe |
| AVERY | Words followed by English Scandal gives the title of a 2018 drama series in which Hugh Grant played Jeremy Thorpe (1,4) |
| WHITECARGO | Richard Thorpe film starring Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon (5,5) |
| DAVIDSTEEL | Jeremy Thorpe's (eventual) successor as leader of the Liberal Party (5,5) |
| CARUSO | 1951 Richard Thorpe film starring Mario Lanza in the title role (3,5,6) |
| THEGREAT | 1951 Richard Thorpe film starring Mario Lanza in the title role (3,5,6) |
| BURTLANCASTER | Actor who played baseball's Jim Thorpe in the 1951 biopic Jim Thorpe - All-American: 2 wds. |
| ADROPINTHEOCEAN | Commercial by Ian Thorpe once broadcast very little (1,4,2,3,5) |
| JIM | Nabors, Thorpe, or Carrey |
| IAN | Swimmer Thorpe (known as the "Thorpedo") |
| ATHLETE | Thorpe, for one |
| OTIS | Hoopster Thorpe |
| VILLAGE | Thorpe deserted by Goldsmith (7) |
| MYTH | The legend of Jeremy Thorpe |
