| CREON | In Greek mythology, the successor to Oedipus as king of Thebes (5) |
| IPSUS | In 301 BC, which ancient village in central Asia Minor, in Phrygia, was the scene of a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great? (5) |
| PAPAL | Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Ap |
| MIDAS | As king of Siam, swathed the figure in (5) |
| MURAT | Napoleon's brother-in-law who served as king of Naples 1808-15; a flamboyant cavalry leader shot following a failed attempt to regain his throne (5) |
| CAPET | Hugh ___, successor to Louis V as king of France |
| ANDRE | _ Rieu, Dutch violinist known as 'King Of The Waltz" (5) |
| ETEOCLES | In Greek mythology, the son of Oedipus, whom he succeeded as king of Thebes along with his brother Polynices (8) |
| EDGAR | Character who succeeds Lear as king of Britain |
| STERN | Howard who described himself as King of All Media |
| APOSTOLIC | Relating to the Pope as the successor to St Peter |
| CDC | Org. that was the successor to the Office of Malaria Control in War Areas |
| PEPINTHESHORT | Who was the father of Charlemagne, deposed Childeric III in 751 and, as King of the Franks, began the Carolingian dynasty? (5,3,5) |
| REPTON | Landscapist considered the successor to Capability Brown, whose designs include those at the gardens/grounds of Cobham Hall, Dyrham Park, Harewood House and the Longleat estate (6) |
| CALIPH | The title of the successors of Mohammed as rulers of the Islamic world, later assumed by the Sultans of Turkey |
| LEOVARADKAR | The successor to Enda Kenny as taoiseach, in June 2017 |
| ITAL | The Morris ____ was the successor to the Marina |
| EMI | British record label launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia and Parlophone labels |
| THESAMEOLDSTORY | Looks familiar to Oedipus the King, for one, as we've heard it all before as usual! (3,4,3,5) |
| JOHN | Forced to submit to the barons and sign the Magna Carta on June 15, 1215, son of Henry II who succeeded his brother Richard the Lionheart as king of England (4) |
