| MUSCOVY | Medieval principality of Russia of which Moscow was the capital, last ruled by Ivan III (1462-1505) (7) |
| IVAN | Known as The Terrible, which Grand Duke of Moscow was the first Russian ruler to be formally crowned Tsar of Russia? (4) |
| SOVIET | Confused vote is but a memory of Russia of old (6) |
| CCIV | When Rome last ruled Britain |
| GORKI | Which Moscow park features in a 1983 US film? (6) |
| TSAR | Pre-Soviet emperor such as Ivan III |
| FLANDERS | Powerful medieval principality in the SW part of the Low Countries; scene of many battles in World W |
| USSR | Moscow was its cap. |
| ROAST | Emperor in Moscow was upset about old carpet (5) |
| IVANIII | Grand Duke of Muscovy 1462-1505 known as "the Great" (4,1,1,1) |
| BOLSHOI | ___ Theatre, site in Moscow, Russia, of the 1877 premiere of ballet Swan Lake (7) |
| IVANTHEGREAT | Grand Duke of Moscow from 1462 to 1505 (4,3,5) |
| OVIEDO | City in NW Spain that is the capital of the Principality of Asturias (6) |
| IASI | City on the Bahlui River in NE Romania; capital of the principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859 (4) |
| GIBRALTAR | A limestone promontory at the tip of S Spain, settled by Moors in 711, taken by Spain in 1462 and ceded to Britain in 1713 |
| GRIMALDI | The House of -, ruling dynasty of the principality of Monaco (8) |
| MONTECARLO | A town and resort forming part of the principality of Monaco, site of a famous casino (5,5) |
| CARLO | Resort forming part of the principality of Monaco; site of a famous casino (5,5) |
| MONTE | Resort forming part of the principality of Monaco; site of a famous casino (5,5) |
| NOVGOROD | Russian city on the Volkhov River destroyed by Ivan the Terrible in 1570 (8) |
