| "Venerable" monk | 26 |
| George Eliot title character | 28 |
| George Eliot's Adam | 23 |
| Venerable English theologian | 28 |
| Venerable English historian | 27 |
| The Father of English History | 29 |
| Historian and theologian | 24 |
| Hetty Sorrel's lover | 24 |
| Father of English history | 25 |
| English saint-historian | 23 |
| Early English historian | 23 |
| Carpenter in an 1859 novel | 26 |
| Ancient British historian | 25 |
| Adam created by George Eliot | 28 |
| Add moisture, in poetry | 23 |
| Moisten in the morning | 22 |
| Cover with moisture, as grass | 29 |
| Cause to glisten, in a way | 26 |
| Moistens with droplets | 22 |
| Moistens overnight, perhaps | 27 |
| State of extreme confusion | 26 |
| Scene of wild confusion | 23 |
| Sheets and pillowcases | 22 |
| It may be fit for a king | 24 |
| Words before roses or lettuce | 29 |
| Words before nails or roses | 27 |
| Words before nails or lettuce | 29 |
| Where to go in a hospital | 25 |
| Footboard-headboard connector | 29 |
| Doctor's prescription | 25 |
| Recuperation requirement | 24 |
| Routine for a TB patient | 24 |
| Physician's prescription | 28 |
| Doctor's orders perhaps | 28 |
| Improvised sleeping bag | 23 |
| Some of them are twins | 22 |
| With 40A, garden sites | 22 |
| They're made daily | 22 |
| They're made by maids | 25 |
| Places for hospital corners | 27 |
| Hospital's capacity | 23 |
| Word after murphy and water | 27 |
| Where oysters hang out | 22 |
| Where flowersflourish | 22 |
| Water or flower followers | 25 |
| They're often twins | 23 |
| They often get turned down | 26 |
| Tanning salon fixtures | 22 |
| Some are kings and queens | 25 |
| Retirement destinations? | 24 |
| Resting places after show | 25 |
| Resting places after a show | 27 |
| Queens and twins, e.g. | 22 |
| People retire to these spots | 28 |
| Nurses' responsibility | 26 |
| Kings, queens, and twins | 24 |
| Hotel and hospital features | 27 |
| Hospital capacity measure | 25 |
| Goldilocks tried three | 22 |
| Gardeners' creations | 24 |
| Furniture with heads and feet | 29 |
| Four-poster and others | 22 |
| Features of greenhouses | 23 |
| Accommodations at hostels | 25 |
| Hospital visitor's place | 28 |
| Spot for an alarm clock | 23 |
| Place for a night table | 23 |
| Manner assumed by a physician | 29 |
| Like some reading lamps | 23 |
| Like some comforting manners | 28 |
| Decorative daytime covering | 27 |
| "___ for Bonzo" | 25 |
| Occasion for storytelling | 25 |
| For many, it follows the news | 29 |
| Quilters' gathering | 23 |
| Quilters' get-together | 26 |
| Honey Nut Cheerios mascot | 25 |
| Worker who serves a queen | 25 |
| Waggle dance performer | 22 |
| This may sting a little | 23 |
| One that serves the queen | 25 |
| Where to go for a spell? | 24 |
| Quilters' convocation | 25 |
| Quilter's gathering | 23 |
| Letter-perfect contest? | 23 |
| Competitive social gathering | 28 |
| Word with queen or quilting | 27 |
| Word with honey or spelling | 27 |
| Word with honey or Sea | 22 |
| Wax production expert? | 22 |
| The ___ Gees, popular trio | 26 |
| Sterile female worker, e.g. | 27 |
| Spelling or quilting event | 26 |
| Spelling or quilting contest | 28 |
| Speller's challenge | 23 |
| Scripps-sponsored event | 23 |
| Quilter's get-together | 26 |
| Quilt-making gathering | 22 |
| Producer of royal jelly | 23 |
| Prairie social gathering | 24 |