| ROWLEY | Old ____, a nickname of King Charles II based on his horse (6) |
| THECRUELSEA | 1953 film set during World War II, based on a bestseller by Nicholas Monsarrat (3,5,3) |
| SILLYBILLY | A nickname of King William IV (5,5) |
| THEMERRYMONARCH | Nickname of King Charles II because of the liveliness and flamboyance of his court (3,5,7) |
| HOODLUM | This ruffian's house may be old ___ a bit of a dump (7) |
| OLDROWLEY | Nickname of King Charles II (3,6) |
| APRIORI | Possible claim of abbot's number two, based on logic (1,6) |
| GINRUMMY | Variation of a card game for two based on forming melds (3,5) |
| FIREFLY | Replica GWR broad gauge 2-2-2 based at Didcot (7) |
| WISEST | 'The ____ fool in Christendom' - nickname of King James I of England and James VI of Scotland (6) |
| ARMOUR | Superseding mail and with a style named after Maximilian I, a set of iron or steel plates forming a knight's battle suit or his horse's barding (6) |
| BERTIE | Family nickname of King George VI (6) |
| EXILES | The ____, a nickname for the rugby union team London Irish (6) |
| STABLE | Bleats about needing a place to keep his horse in (6) |
| FLICKA | My Friend ___, 1941 novel by Mary O'Hara about a boy and his horse (6) |
| NAGGED | Constantly found fault with Dean about his horse (6) |
| RODENT | The rat took his horse to the Territory (6) |
| STUBBS | Which 18th Century English artist is renowned for his horse paintings? (6) |
| AMOUNT | Supply American leader with his horse (6) |
| PIERCE | An almost certainly false rumour claims this president ran over an elderly woman with his horse or carriage |
