| IWASBORN | Start of a quip by Dame Edna Everage: 3 wds. |
| GLADIOLUS | Plant of the iris family loved by Dame Edna Everage (9) |
| POSSUMS | Word used by Dame Edna Everage to greet her audience (7) |
| AUSTRALIAN | Nationality of comedian and actor Barry Humphries, creator of Dame Edna Everage (10) |
| MEGASTAR | Games devised by Jack for Dame Edna Everage? (8) |
| NORM | Husband of Dame Edna Everage (4) |
| BEVERAGE | Tea, say, originally blended by Dame Edna (8) |
| RINSE | The blue hair-colouring wash appropriated by Dame Edna |
| GLADIOLI | What flowers do you associate with Dame Edna Everage? (8) |
| ALLSOP | Madge, fictitious long-suffering companion to Dame Edna Everage (6) |
| BARRY | ___ Humphries, aka Dame Edna Everage (5) |
| HUMPHRIES | Barry ---, Australian comedian who created Dame Edna Everage (9) |
| LILAC | Dame Edna Everage was known for having hair this colour (5) |
| HELLO | Word that can go before Campers or Possums to give catchphrases from Hi-de-Hi and Dame Edna Everage (5) |
| DAME | Barry Humphries, a.k.a. ___ Edna Everage |
| LOVESTORY | Perhaps penned by Dame Barbara Cartland or published by Mills & Boon, a bodice-ripper or tale in which amour, passion or romance is the central theme/presiding tune (4-5) |
| OFCOM | Abbreviation of the regulatory body chaired by Dame Patricia Hodgson (5) |
| CAPANDBELLS | Rings worn by dame on face - adornment for a funny person |
| ISOBEL | First name of Downton Abbey character played by Dame Penelope Wilton, ---- -- (6) |
| PATSY | Role of fall guy played by Dame Joanna Lumley in Absolutely Fabulous (5) |
