| GWYN | Nell -, mistress of King Charles II (4) |
| NELL | Actress and mistress of King Charles II of England (4,4) |
| NELLGWYN | English orange-seller-turned-actress who was a mistress of King Charles II 0. 1668-85 (4,4) |
| VILLIERS | Barbara, mistress of King Charles II born in 1640 (8) |
| THEMERRYMONARCH | Nickname of King Charles II because of the liveliness and flamboyance of his court (3,5,7) |
| BRAGANZA | Catherine of ____ , Portuguese wife of King Charles II who died in 1705 (8) |
| OLDROWLEY | Nickname of King Charles II (3,6) |
| ROWLEY | Old ___ , favourite racehorse of King Charles II (6) |
| PRINCEGEORGE | Eldest grandson of King Charles (2) |
| PRINCESSANNE | Only sister of King Charles (2) |
| LOLAMONTES | 1955 biopic starring Martine Carol as the dancer who was mistress of king Ludwig I of Bavaria (4,6) |
| LOLAMONTEZ | Irish dancer and actress who became mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her Countess of Landsfeld |
| DUBARRY | Mistress of King Louis XV of France |
| POMPADOUR | Madame de ___, mistress of King Louis XV of France (9) |
| LANGTRY | Lillie, British actress and socialite who was a mistress of King Edward VII when Prince of Wales (7) |
| OAKTREE | In what did King Charles II traditionally hide following the Battle of Worcester in 1651? (3,4) |
| CABAL | Small group of intriguers; historically, a group of five ministers who served as advisors to King Charles II between 1667 and 1673 (5) |
| CLARENDON | The Earl of --- was chief advisor to King Charles II of England from 1660 to 1667 (9) |
| BREDA | Dutch city that was home to King Charles II of England during his exile (5) |
| RYEHOUSE | Building in Hertfordshire that gave its name to a 1683 plot to assassinate King Charles II and his brother James, Duke of York (3,5) |
