| Husband of 1 across, for example |
PRINCECONSORT |
| Important and/or old |
HISTORIC |
| Road surface |
TARMAC |
| See 14 |
QUO |
| She was seven years younger than Dickens |
QUEENVICTORIA |
| Situation as it was before |
STATUS |
| Small bird |
WREN |
| Smarten (oneself) up |
TITIVATE |
| Spirits that could grant wishes |
GENII |
| Tittle-tattle |
GOSSIP |
| Unexplained wonder |
MIRACLE |
| Unit of heat |
THERM |
| Without purpose |
AIMLESSLY |