| THREEGRACES | The -, sculpture by Antonio Canova commissioned by the 6th Duke of Bedford for Woburn Abbey (5,6) |
| ANTONIO | Italian neoclassical sculptor whose works include The Three Graces, commissioned by the 6th Duke of Bedford (7,6) |
| CANOVA | Italian neoclassical sculptor whose works include The Three Graces, commissioned by the 6th Duke of Bedford (7,6) |
| KISS | 'The -', sculpture by Rodin (4) |
| WOBURNABBEY | Stately home in Bedfordshire, the family seat of the Dukes of Bedford since 1547 (6,5) |
| PSYCHE | Depicted in a sculpture by Antonio Canova, Greek goddess of the soul with butterfly wings (6) |
| GRACES | The Three ___, neoclassical sculpture by Antonio Canova (6) |
| ABBEY | Woburn ---, mansion in Bedfordshire, the UK seat of the Duke of Bedford (5) |
| WOBURN | - Abbey; surrounded by deer park landscaped by Humphry Repton, seat of the Dukes of Bedford, once home to Duchess Anna Maria who popularised the ritual of afternoon tea (6) |
| PROUD | The ___" Duke; nickname of the peer Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, who rebuilt Petworth House in a baroque style with his heiress wife Elizabeth Percy (5) |
| BEDFORD | 15th Duke of -; title of Woburn Abbey owner Andrew Russell whose father featured in the series Country House (7) |
| REITHLECTURE | One of a series of annual radio presentations given by leading figures of the day, commissioned by the BBC (5,7) |
| BANANA | With a cultivar named after William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, a yellow berry of the world's largest herb (6) |
| REPTON | Landscape designer who presented his proposals for gardens of country houses including Sheringham Hall and Woburn Abbey in watercolours (6) |
| ELGAR | Forming the basis of a long friendship, who was helped with technical details by the conductor W.H. Reed when he was commissioned by the violinist Fritz Kreisler to write Violin Concerto (1910)? (5) |
| AIDA | Four-act opera by Giuseppe Verdi commissioned by the khedive of Egypt and premiered in the Cairo Opera House in 1871 (4) |
| LIPPI | Italian artist who was commissioned by the Medici family to create the panel paintings The Annunciat |
| MARBLE | Metamorphic rock favoured by sculptors including Antonio Canova and Michelangelo (6) |
| TAJMAHAL | Marble mausoleum in Agra commissioned by the emperor Shah Jahan in the 1630s (3,5) |
| OFILI | Turner Prize-winning artist who was commissioned by the Clothworkers Company to create The Caged Bird's Song tapestry (5) |
