| ALEXANDER | (& 18-down) Ancient Macedonian king (9,3,5) |
| EDESSA | Ancient Macedonian stronghold |
| GREAT | Alexander the ___ Macedonian king who founded the city of Alexandria during Ancient Egyptian times |
| THEGREAT | Macedonian king; 356-323BC (9,3,5) |
| ROXANA | First wife of Macedonian king Alexander the Great (6) |
| ALEXTHEORDINARY | Macedonian king to those who knew him when |
| THE | Macedonian king who conquered much of Asia Minor (9,3,5) |
| ALEXANDRIA | Egyptian city founded by a great Macedonian king (10) |
| PTOLEMY | What were all the Macedonian kings of Egypt named? (7) |
| SETTLEOLDSCORES | Calm down ancient cuts and get revenge (6,3,6) |
| OLFACTORY | Cut down ancient plant, detecting smell? |
| FIGHTTOOTH | (& 18-down) Desperately vie for (5,5,3,4) |
| SCATTER | (& 18-down) Certain sofa accessory to us (7,7) |
| HIVEOF | (& 18-down) Busy locale (4,2,8) |
| PULLA | (& 18-down) * Be deceitful (4,1,4,3) |
| BUENOS | (& 18-down) Senor! Is Beau injured in South American capital? (6,5) |
| PIPPEDAT | (& 18-down) Deseeded and added to fresh pesto that's beaten at the last minute (6,2,3,4) |
| BLOODSWEAT | (&18-down) Obtaining body fluids is extremely hard work (5,5,3,5) |
| HORSESFOR | (& 18-down) How certain tasks will suit certain people (6,3,7) |
| BRAVE | (& 18-down) Boldly face America's modern dystopia (5,3,5) |