| EDWARD | Earl of Wessex |
| GODWIN | Earl of Wessex who was the father of Harold II of England (6) |
| LOUISE | First name of the eldest child of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (6) |
| PRINCEEDWARD | Member of the royal family titled the Earl of Wessex (6,6) |
| AETHELING | Term used in Anglo-Saxon times to designate a person of noble birth, particularly a member of the royal house of Wessex (9) |
| EDITH | ___ of Wessex (d.1075), Queen of England, wife of Edward the Confessor (5) |
| EGBERT | King of Wessex whose victory over Beornwulf of Mercia at the Battle of Ellendun is described in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (6) |
| COUNTESS | _ of Wessex, former title of Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (8) |
| HARDY | Author of novels of Wessex life, including Tess Of The D'urbervilles (6,5) |
| THOMAS | Author of novels of Wessex life, including Tess Of The D'urbervilles (6,5) |
| EARL | _ of Wessex, title of Prince Edward (4) |
| THEGREAT | King of Wessex and overlord of England who defeated the Danes in 878 (6,3,5) |
| ALFRED | King of Wessex and overlord of England who defeated the Danes in 878 (6,3,5) |
| BAGSHOT | ___ Park, home to the Earl and Countess of Wessex (7) |
| ELDER | Edward the -; son of Alfred the Great who was king of Wessex from 899-924 (5) |
| ETHELRED | -- I, King of Wessex from 865/866 to 871; an anagram of 'The Elder' (8) |
| SOPHIE | First name of the Countess of Wessex (6) |
| EVERSHOT | Location of railway station (closed 1966) on the Heart of Wessex Line (8) |
| WYVERN | Dragon symbol of the ancient kingdom of Wessex (6) |
| ATHELSTAN | 10th-century king of Wessex and Mercia who extended his kingdom to include most of England |
