| LILY | A flower associated with purity and the Virgin Mary, from the Middle Ages (4) |
| ROSE | Flower associated with both England and the Virgin Mary |
| MAGDALENE | Glade name changed for Mary from the Bible (9) |
| EDGE | On the brink of early education from the middle ages |
| LION | Zodiac symbol between the crab and the virgin |
| BONO | Representative Mary from Palm Springs |
| DAISY | With an English species, the ox-eye, marguerite and gerbera, a wild flower used to make chains and crowns, said to symbolise innocence, purity and new beginnings (5) |
| DAVINCI | Leonardo, Italian painter and sculptor whose works include Virgin of the Rocks and The Virgin and Child with St. Anne (2,5) |
| PISANELLO | Italian Renaissance painter whose works include The Vision of St Eustace and The Virgin and Child with Saints George and Anthony Abbot |
| BYATT | A S ___, author of the novels Still Life and The Virgin in the Garden (5) |
| RENAISSANCE | Art movement that originated in Europe between 14th and 17th century marking the transition from the middle ages to modernity |
| MEDIEVAL | It's the evil dame from the Middle Ages (8) |
| COFFER | A small chest for holding valuables that was used from the Middle Ages onward |
| BUDDHISM | Non-theistic religion that seeks spiritual purity and freedom from human concerns and desires |
| SAMITE | Silk and gold fabric from the Middle Ages |
| FALCONET | A small cannon from the Middle Ages (8) |
| GRIME | Filth from the middle ages around the border |
| NEWGATE | Famous London prison, in use from the Middle Ages, demolished in 1904 (7) |
| LILIES | Flowers associated with the Virgin Mary (6) |
| ANEMONE | Flower associated with the death of Adonis, in Greek mythology |
