| WILHELM | ___ II, German emperor and king of Prussia from 1888-1918 (7) |
| KAISERBILL | Nickname given to Queen Victoria's grandson Wilhelm, German emperor and king of Prussia (6,4) |
| CRANACH | Surname of two German artists of the 15th and 16th centuries (7) |
| CARTIER | French luxury goods company, founded in 1847 and nicknamed 'jeweller of kings and king of jewellers' (7) |
| TSELIOT | Poet who lived from 1888 to 1965: initials + surname |
| THESEUS | Hero and king of Athens who killed Procrustes (7) |
| JUPITER | Juno's spouse and king of the gods (7) |
| ADMETUS | Argonaut and king of Pherae in Greek mythology who married the princess Alcestis (7) |
| SILESIA | Central European region largely situated in Poland, once a province of Prussia (7) |
| STALAGS | World War II German prison camps (7) |
| THERMOS | In 1904, two German glass-blowers founded which company making a foodrelated product? (7) |
| RIVIERA | Broadcast returns with two German couples in resort area |
| SANSSOUCI | Name of the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam |
| FREDERICK | --- the Great, king of Prussia 1740-86 (9) |
| HOHENZOLLERN | Noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania |
| JAMESI | Son of Mary, Queen of Scots and king of England and Ireland from 1603 until his death in 1625 (5,1) |
| FRANZJOSEPH | Son of Archduke Francis who became Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (5,6) |
| FREDERICKI | The first king of Prussia (9,1) |
| THEMUSICAL | And 24 Ac, Collection of musical pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach based on a theme by Frederick II of Prussia (3,7,8) |
| GRANDMOTHERLY | Indulgent emperor and king entering in impressive manner |