| INDIAMAN | Term for a merchant ship operating in the British Empire, often preceded by East or West (8) |
| TRADER | Generic term for a person who buys/ sells stocks, shares, currency, bonds; or, another word for a merchant ship (6) |
| REVERSE | Always enters house by east or other side (7) |
| EASTINDIAMAN | Old ship operating to trading companies in part of subcontinent (4-8) |
| ATWORK | Duo in old ship operating (2,4) |
| STOREKEEPER | The person who retains a shop for a merchant (5,6) |
| ASALE | Something for a merchant to make |
| FLEET | A number of ships operating together (5) |
| DAIQUIRI | Cocktail comprising rum, lime juice and sugar - and often preceded by strawberry! (8) |
| BOARDING | Hockey penalty often preceded by an opponent's injury (8) |
| ALFRESCO | Alec's for operating in the open-air (8) |
| MYRAHESS | British pianist made a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1941 |
| OFLONDON | According to legend the British Empire will fall if the ravens leave the tower of this city (2,6) |
| COPLANAR | Operating in the same 2D space |
| LONGBOAT | Item aboard a merchant ship |
| COLONIAL | Relating to the colonies of the British Empire (8) |
| LONDON | Capital of the United Kingdom, is a global financial and cultural hub known for landmarks like the Tower of London, Big Ben, and its historic role in the British Empire. (6) |
| ORCHESTRA | Derived from the Greek meaning "dancing place" and often preceded by chamber, philharmonic or symphony, a word for a group of instrumentalists (9) |
| HEMP | Segment in the British Empire employed by the drugs trade (4) |
| ABOLITION | The ending (in the British Empire) of slavery after William Wilberforce's campaigns |
