| RIZZIO | David ___, 16th-century Italian musician and favourite of Mary, Queen of Scots (6) |
| DUDLEY | Robert, Earl of Leicester and favourite of Elizabeth I of England (6) |
| LUTIST | Passionate longing to embrace rising Italian musician (6) |
| LIMPET | A short distance back and favourite is one hanging on (6) |
| TALLIS | Thomas _ _ _ _ _ _, 16th-century English composer and organist (6) |
| PRINCE | The ___ 16th-century political treatise written by Niccolo Machiavelli as an instruction guide for royals |
| ESSEX | Earl of ___, title of Robert Devereux, English soldier and favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England |
| ARMADA | Spanish ___ (sixteenth-century fleet) |
| PALESTRINA | Giovanni Pierluigi da ___, 16th-century Italian composer who works include the Missa Papae Marcelli |
| TASSO | Torquato ___, 16th-century Italian poet noted for the 1581 epic Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem Delivered) (5) |
| RALEIGH | Name the English explorer, author and favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Waiter... (7) |
| NERI | Philip __: 16th-century Italian saint |
| MONTEVERDI | Everyman touring Ontario with Italian musician - and another (10) |
| PIERSGAVESTON | English noble and favourite of King Edward II (5,8) |
| DAPONTE | Italian musician who wrote the libretti for Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro (2,5) |
| PUPPETMASTER | Pulls the strings for young boxer and favourite professional (6,6) |
| BENJAMIN | The youngest and favourite son of Jacob and Rachel (8) |
| DEE | John ___, 16th-century mathematician and occultist, and the basis (it is believed) of Shakespeare's character Prospero (3) |
| TOSCANINI | Great Italian musician, following Puccini opera, turned in twice (9) |
| CORELLI | Italian musician playing cello to entertain royal on island (7) |
