| SPEKE | A colleague (and later rival) of Richard Burton in the quest for the source of Nile (5) |
| PALADIN | A colleague and I upset a chivalrous type (7) |
| HUSBAND | Relationship of Richard Burton to Elizabeth Taylor, twice |
| LIVINGSTONE | Which Scottish missionary and explorer spent much of his life searching for the source of the Nile, and was himself discovered by H. M. Stanley? (11) |
| BACK | John Osborne's play which featured Claire Bloom and Richard Burton in the movie, Look ... In Anger |
| TAYLOR | Elizabeth _, actress who starred with Richard Burton in the 1966 film Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (6) |
| CLAIRE | British actress ... Bloom starred with Richard Burton in the 1958 film, Look Back In Anger |
| OGUM | African god of iron Mungo rises up without revealing source of Nile (4) |
| MOISTENER | Guide taking in source of Nile after me gets wetter |
| MALIGNANT | Virulent African country midge found around source of Nile (9) |
| RAP | Subject for The Source magazine |
| JASON | Leader of the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece in Greek mythology (5) |
| MEDEA | Mythical sorceress who participates in the quest for the Golden Fleece |
| WELSH | Like actors Jonathan Pryce and Richard Burton in terms of nationality |
| BILBO | Burglar in the Quest of Erebor of high fantasy |
| DUMBO | 1941 animated Disney film remade in live action by Tim Burton in 2019 (5) |
| FREYA | David Tanaka's colleague and partner in crime in Neighbours (5,7) |
| SIEGEPERILOUS | Round Table seat kept for the knight who would succeed in the quest for the Grail, fatal to others who sat in it |
| WHYTE | Jodie _, Max Cristie's ED colleague and relative in Casualty (5) |
| ARGONAUT | One of those who accompanied Jason in the quest for the Golden Fleece |
