| INGHAM | Sir Bernard __, Margaret Thatcher's press secretary (6) |
| LADY | _____ Margaret Thatcher |
| LOVELL | Sir Bernard --, 1913-2012, astronomer (6) |
| HEINZE | Name an Australian musician, conductor and teacher, Sir Bernard ... (6) |
| NORMAL | "The truly fearless think of themselves as ___": Margaret Atwood |
| INSYNC | "Life is warped. I'm just ____" (Margaret Atwood, in MaddAddam) |
| 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) |
| FRIESE | Bernard_ . Gilbern co-founder (6) |
| CARRY | 1972 film comedy featuring Kenneth Williams as Sir Bernard Cutting (5,2,6) |
| ONMATRON | 1972 film comedy featuring Kenneth Williams as Sir Bernard Cutting (5,2,6) |
| KENNETHWILLIAMS | Actor who played Sir Bernard Cutting in Carry On Matron (7,8) |
| 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) |
| NEWGUINEA | "Growing Up in ___" (Margaret Mead) |
| CROSBIE | Annette _, Margaret Meldrew in One Foot In The Grave (7) |
| ANN | ___-Margaret turned 80 and starred in movie Queen Bees (3) |
| SAMOA | "Coming of Age in ___" (Margaret Mead book) |
| ITSME | "Are You There God? ___, Margaret" |
