| WILHELM | ___ II, German emperor and king of Prussia from 1888-1918 (7) |
| KAISERBILL | Nickname given to Queen Victoria's grandson Wilhelm, German emperor and king of Prussia (6,4) |
| SANSSOUCI | Name of the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam |
| FREDERICK | --- the Great, king of Prussia 1740-86 (9) |
| FREDERICKI | The first king of Prussia (9,1) |
| JAMESI | Son of Mary, Queen of Scots and king of England and Ireland from 1603 until his death in 1625 (5,1) |
| HOHENZOLLERN | Noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania |
| CRANACH | Surname of two German artists of the 15th and 16th centuries (7) |
| GRANDMOTHERLY | Indulgent emperor and king entering in impressive manner |
| GENTOO | Third largest penguin species penguin after the Emperor and King (6) |
| FRANZJOSEPH | Son of Archduke Francis who became Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (5,6) |
| VANHORNE | William Cornelius ___ ___ (President of the Canadian Pacific Railway, from 1888 to 1899) |
| WOODBINE | Brand of cigarette made in England by W D & H O Wills from 1888 |
| THEMUSICAL | And 24 Ac, Collection of musical pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach based on a theme by Frederick II of Prussia (3,7,8) |
| OTTOVONBISMARCK | He proclaimed Wilhelm I of Prussia emperor of Germany, Jan.18,1871 |
| IRONCROSS | German military medal established by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia (4,5) |
| GRIMM | Surname of two German brothers who were best known for publishing collections of folk and fairy tales (5) |
| UBOAT | World War I and II German submarine (1-4) |
| CARTIER | French luxury goods company, founded in 1847 and nicknamed 'jeweller of kings and king of jewellers' (7) |
| TSELIOT | Poet who lived from 1888 to 1965: initials + surname |
