| PATGARRETT | US bartender and lawman reputed to have killed outlaw Billy the Kid in 1881 |
| GARRETT | Pat, U.S. bartender and lawman noted for killing Billy the Kid in 1881 (7) |
| HECKTHOMAS | Lawman who killed outlaw Bill Doolin |
| LOCUSTA | Female poisoner in ancient Rome said to have killed Claudius and Brittanicus and to have attempted to kill Nero (7) |
| BRIM | The sugarloaf sombrero famously rocked by teen outlaw Billy the Kid was known for its tall crown, fancy decorative stitching and extrawide ___ |
| YOUNGGUNS | 1989 western action film in which Emilio Estevez plays outlaw Billy the Kid (5,4) |
| MOLE | Ratty and Badger's companion in The Wind in the Willows whose friend Toad resides in a hall reputed to have been modelled on Mapledurham House, Berkshire (4) |
| OXYMEL | From the Greek for "vinegar and honey", an ancient type of tonic and method of preserving herbs using the aforesaid sour and sweet ingredients that are reputed to have therapeutic value in their own r |
| INFLUENZA | The epidemic of the contagious disease at the end of WWI is estimated to have killed 40 million peop |
| ASP | Venomous snake said to have killed Cleopatra in 30 BC; Naja haje, also called the Egyptian cobra (3) |
| TAVEL | Variety of fine pink Rhone wine reputed to have been favoured by rexes including Philip IV and Louis XIV, hence sometimes referred to as "the rose of kings and the king of roses" (5) |
| HEMLOCK | Poisonous plant related to parsley, fennel, Queen Anne's lace and wild carrot, believed to have killed Socrates (7) |
| KID | US outlaw, Billy the ... |
| SHOULDERSHOTTEN | Ought the Queen to have killed a number? William's put out |
| ASPS | Archaic term referring to venomous snakes, one of which is believed to have killed Cleopatra (4) |
| BETHESDA | In the New Testament, a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers (8) |
| MOPSUS | Son of Apollo and Manto in Greek mythology reputed to have founded the city of Colophon (6) |
| BELLADONNA | Poisonous plant rumored to have killed the emperor Augustus |
| ROMULUS | Son of Mars who is said to have killed his twin brother (7) |
| LASSUS | Reputed to have been kidnapped three times for the beauty of his voice, composer known as the Divine Orlando who wrote the six-part motet Timor et tremor (6) |
