| MEERA | Yours truly showing age of Goodness Gracious Me star Ms Syal (5) |
| SYAL | Surname of Goodness Gracious Me star Meera (4) |
| TWENTYONE | Pontoon showing age of more than two decades (6-3) |
| EGAD | Old-timey version of "Goodness gracious!" |
| LOREN | Sophia ___, actress who Goodness Gracious Me 1960 (5) |
| EGADS | "Goodness gracious me!" |
| DATED | Showing age, like father around half term (5) |
| LINED | Gave false testimony about North, showing age (5) |
| YEARS | I agree skirts are short, showing age (5) |
| ANITA | 1996 novel by Meera Syal (5,3,2) |
| ANDME | 1996 novel by Meera Syal (5,3,2) |
| HELLO | Gracious me, it's a dreadful place! A hole! (5) |
| MUSTY | Showing age |
| MEERASYAL | Comedian who co-wrote Goodness Gracious Me (5,4) |
| WELLINEVER | Justifiably popular, always? Goodness gracious me (4,1,5) |
| NINAWADIA | British actress and comedian who starred in TV sketch show Goodness Gracious Me (4,5) |
| GOODNESS | ____ Gracious Me, TV sketch comedy show starring Meera Syal (8) |
| PETERSELLERS | Sophia Loren's duet partner on the novelty single Goodness Gracious Me |
| BANGERSANDMASH | Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren recorded this song as a follow-up to Goodness Gracious Me |
| NINA | Actress who has appeared in Goodness Gracious Me and EastEnders, _ Wadia (4) |
