| SIMPSON | Surname of the American socialite who married former king, Edward VII (7) |
| WALLISSIMPSON | American socialite who married Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor in 1937 (6,7) |
| WINDSOR | Duke of ---, title created for the former King Edward VIII following his abdication (7) |
| DUKEOFWINDSOR | Title created in 1937 for the former King Edward VIII following his abdication (4,2,7) |
| LANGTRY | Lillie, British actress and socialite who was a mistress of King Edward VII when Prince of Wales (7) |
| CLEMENS | Real surname of the American writer Mark Twain (7) |
| BRIDGES | Surname of the American acting dynasty comprising Lloyd and sons Beau and Jeff (7) |
| LINCOLN | Surname of the American president famous for his Emancipation Proclamation, etc. (7) |
| BALDWIN | Surname of the American acting brothers Alec, Daniel, William and Stephen (7) |
| ROSSSEA | Large arm of the southern Pacific indenting the coast of Antarctica east of Victoria Land and west of the Edward VII Peninsula (4,3) |
| NORWOOD | Surname of the American singer Brandy (7) |
| ERMINED | Bound from south, one hundred to support King Edward (7) |
| KNOTTED | Bound from south, one hundred to support King Edward (7) |
| DESIREE | This potato with pink-red skin is a good alternative to King Edward (7) |
| DEBATED | Argued with old socialite who's taken on an old rocker (7) |
| ROOSTED | Settled castles abandoned by King Edward (7) |
| REGALED | Feasted with relation to King Edward (7) |
| LEARNED | Genned up on King Edward (7) |
| CROOKED | Nefarious chef taking in King Edward (7) |
| KNITTED | Joined fool boring King Edward (7) |
