| RIZZIO | 16c Italian musician and favourite of Mary, Queen of Scots (6) |
| DUDLEY | Robert, Earl of Leicester and favourite of Elizabeth I of England (6) |
| LUTIST | Passionate longing to embrace rising Italian musician (6) |
| LIMPET | A short distance back and favourite is one hanging on (6) |
| TALLIS | Thomas, 16c English composer and organist (6) |
| ESSEX | Earl of ___, title of Robert Devereux, English soldier and favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England |
| TITIAN | 16c. Venetian painter (6) |
| MONTEVERDI | Everyman touring Ontario with Italian musician - and another (10) |
| TINTORETTO | 16c Italian painter of the Venetian school (10) |
| CELLINI | Benvenuto, 16c Italian sculptor and goldsmith (7) |
| TASSO | Torquato, 16c Italian poet of Gerusalemme Liberata (5) |
| BASSANO | Jacopo, 16c Italian painter whose works include Calvary and Pastoral (7) |
| RALEIGH | Name the English explorer, author and favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Waiter... (7) |
| PIERSGAVESTON | English noble and favourite of King Edward II (5,8) |
| TIBALDI | Pellegrino, 16c Italian Mannerist painter (7) |
| DAPONTE | Italian musician who wrote the libretti for Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro (2,5) |
| PUPPETMASTER | Pulls the strings for young boxer and favourite professional (6,6) |
| BENJAMIN | The youngest and favourite son of Jacob and Rachel (8) |
| TOSCANINI | Great Italian musician, following Puccini opera, turned in twice (9) |
| CORELLI | Italian musician playing cello to entertain royal on island (7) |
