| FROISSART | Fourteenth-century French poet and court historian whose Chronicles are an important record of feudal Europe (9) |
| SAGAS | Chronicles are sent back unchanged (5) |
| MACHAUT | Guillaume de -------, 14th century French composer of motets, virelais and rondeaux (7) |
| INNKEEPER | Bulk of important record held by private landlord (9) |
| RONDEAU | Popular 14th century French poetry |
| BIGAPPLE | Important record label in New York (3,5) |
| RACINE | Jean ___, 17th-century French poet and dramatist whose plays include Andromaque and Phedre |
| DEMUSSET | Alfred ___, 19th-century French poet and dramatist whose plays include Lorenzaccio (2,6) |
| BAUDELAIRE | 19th-century French poet and literary critic (10) |
| SIMONSCHAMA | British historian and art historian whose TV series include A History of Britain and Power of Art |
| SIMON | British historian and art historian whose TV series include Power of Art (5,6) |
| SCHAMA | British historian and art historian whose TV series include Power of Art (5,6) |
| BELLOC | Hilaire, French-born British poet, essayist and historian whose works include Cautionary Tales (6) |
| HILAIREBELLOC | French-born British poet, essayist and historian whose works include Cautionary Tales (7,6) |
| ANATOLEFRANCE | French poet and novelist of Les dieux ont soif and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature a decade after mAETERLINCK (7,6) |
| FACEBOOK | Walls are an important part of it |
| DENTISTRY | Oral examinations are an important part of it |
| VICTORHUGO | French poet and novelist, 18021885, who wrote The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables (6,4) |
| ANDREBRETON | French poet and art critic who was the founder and chief theorist of surrealism (5,6) |
| IVANI | Fourteenth-century grand prince of Moscow whose financial acumen earned him the nickname "Moneybag" (4,1) |
