| ABOLITION | The ending (in the British Empire) of slavery after William Wilberforce's campaigns |
| ORCHESTRAPIT | They play along with Detective Poirot for the ending in front of stage (9,3) |
| TASTE | Leading characters in Titus Andronicus spoil the ending in one sense (5) |
| 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) |
| HEMP | Segment in the British Empire employed by the drugs trade (4) |
| GREY | Whig politician whose term as prime minister saw the passage of the Reform Act and the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (4) |
| INDIAMAN | Term for a merchant ship operating in the British Empire, often preceded by East or West (8) |
| INDIAN | - Summers ; set in the foothills of the Himalayas but filmed in Penang, a television drama based on the final days of the British Empire's colonial rule (6) |
| ELBE | Royal treatment: Mr. Elba, dashing actor who in 2016 chose his mum to escort him to Buckingham Palace to receive the honor of membership in the Order of the British Empire |
| OFFICER | In the Order of the British Empire, a member of the grade next below commander (7) |
| BANANA | With a cultivar named after William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, a yellow berry of the world's largest herb (6) |
| ADELAIDE | The capital of South Australia, named after William IV's queen consort (8) |
| MBE | Abbreviation of one of five classes of appointment to the Order of the British Empire awarded at a New Year Honours ceremony, for example (1,1,1) |
| JEWEL | India was sometimes referred to as "the ___ in the crown" of the British Empire. (5) |
| MURDOCH | Iris ___, novelist made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1987 |
| NAPOLEONIC | ____ Wars, set of conflicts between France and other powers ending in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 (10) |
| PIERCE | Which brigadier general from the Mexican War was the 14th president of the US and is noted for his vacillation over the issue of slavery? (6) |
| JUNETEENTH | Holiday that celebrates the ending of slavery in the United States |
| FREYASTARK | Celebrated 20th-century travel writer, made a dame commander of the order of the British empire in 1972 (5,5) |
| FELICITYPALMER | English mezzo-soprano and music professor who was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2011 |
