| GLORYBOX | Storage place for a woman's clothes and household linen in preparation for marriage (5,3) |
| CUPBOARD | Storage place for a trophy near the table |
| TROUSSEAU | Bride's collection made in preparation for marriage (9) |
| CORSAGE | A spray of flowers penned to a woman's clothes (7) |
| BOTTOMDRAWER | Cheeky artist's preparation for marriage (6,6) |
| FORTKNOX | A safe storage place for the keys initially, with no spotmarker (4,4) |
| RETICULE | Word, from "little net", for a woman's historical beaded embroidered but most importantly netted "indispensable" that was a precursor to the modern handbag (8) |
| TEATOWEL | Item of household linen or napery with which to dry one's washed cups, saucers and other cha things (3,5) |
| ARCHIVES | Storage place for unopened jar of herbs? (8) |
| TREASURY | Storage place for riches (8) |
| BEDSHEET | Household linen item (3,5) |
| DOMESTIC | Violent quarrel between family members and household servant |
| BALANCED | Like tightrope walkers and household budgets, ideally |
| HARDWARE | Gardening tools and household equipment |
| NAPERIES | Household linens |
| PETTICOAT | From a phrase roughly meaning "small jacket", word for a man's tight-fitting upper garment worn beneath a doublet originally, later for a woman's frilly underskirt (9) |
| WHITES | Classic flannels or clothes worn for cricket or for tennis; household linen; or, non-coloured laundry (6) |
| HOPE | Word for the desire that "springs eternal"; or, paired with "chest", a synonym for the bottom drawer or glory box for a woman's trousseau (4) |
| SHEET | Chief support for keeping the bed-linen in place? (5-6) |
| ANCHOR | Chief support for keeping the bed-linen in place? (5-6) |
