| INGHAM | Sir Bernard ......, Margaret Thatcher's press secretary (6) |
| LOVELL | Sir Bernard --, 1913-2012, astronomer (6) |
| HEINZE | Name an Australian musician, conductor and teacher, Sir Bernard ... (6) |
| BARBIE | Bestselling 21 whose surname is Margaret Thatcher's maiden name (6) |
| GOWRIE | Grey, peer and poet who served as an arts minister in Margaret Thatcher's government (6) |
| ONMATRON | 1972 film comedy featuring Kenneth Williams as Sir Bernard Cutting (5,2,6) |
| CARRY | 1972 film comedy featuring Kenneth Williams as Sir Bernard Cutting (5,2,6) |
| CARRYONMATRON | 1972 film comedy featuring Kenneth Williams as Sir Bernard Cutting |
| RISIBLE | Ridiculous lie Sir Bernard initially spread (7) |
| BRISBANE | City police nab Sir Bernard after going over cases (8) |
| KENNETHWILLIAMS | Actor who played Sir Bernard Cutting in Carry On Matron (7,8) |
| IRONFISTED | With a clenched hand like Margaret Thatcher's? (4-6) |
| EDWARDHEATH | Margaret Thatcher's predecessor as Tory leader (6,5) |
| IRONLADY | Margaret Thatcher's sobriquet |
| LADDERS | Runs in Margaret Thatcher's stockings |
| HANDBAG | Woman's accessory, Margaret Thatcher's weapon (7) |
| GRANTHAM | Margaret Thatcher's birthplace (8) |
| HOWE | Margaret Thatcher's first Chancellor (4) |
| MARK | Margaret Thatcher's son (4) |
| GEOFFREY | ___ Howe, who served as Margaret Thatcher's first Chancellor (8) |
