| NEUCHATEL | Swiss city named after a castle Rudolf III of Burgundy presented to his wife Irmengarde in 1011 |
| IDYLL | Richard Wagner's symphonic poem presented to his wife Cosima on the birth of their son, the Siegfrie |
| BED | A berth, bunk, palliasse, shakedown etc, such as Shakespeare's "second- best" example which he bequeathed to his wife; or, something thusly flat, such as a garden plot of roses, a layer of oysters or |
| RENEW | Last year, Rishi Sharma wanted to ___ his wedding vows to his wife in Emmerdale (5) |
| SMYRNA | Georgia city named after a Greek city of Anatolia |
| NELSON | City named after a flag officer who was killed during his final victory (6) |
| SYRACUSE | New York's fourth-largest city, named after a classical Greek city on Sicily (8) |
| LOUISXVI | King of France who was guillotined in 1793, around nine months prior to his wife Marie Antoinette (5 |
| UTSIT | Labrum si in balineo non est, ____ ____, Cicero's abrupt instruction to his wife to prepare for guests (Fam. 14.20) |
| ALWAYS | Which song did Irving Berlin present to his wife as a wedding gift in 1926? (6) |
| PONCA | ___ City (northern Oklahoma city named after a Sioux tribe) |
| HEBER | IV city named after a former member of the Imperial Land Company |
| MEDICINEHAT | Canadian city named after a type of indigenous headdress |
| ELK | ___ Grove California (city named after a type of deer) |
| LYONS | NY city named after a FR city |
| CINCINNATI | Ohio city named after a hero of the early Roman republic (10) |
| ODESSA | Texas city named after a Ukrainian city |
| KNELL | Ring king presented to his mistress? (5) |
| OPSIDIDITAGAIN | Saturn's confession to his wife after eating another of their offspring? |
| LIZ | & 31D Grieving father Johnny Connor was unfaithful to his wife with this lady in Coronation Street (3,8) |