| ANGLO | A long ordeal for the English (5) |
| MERRY | One of the Tolkienian Hobbits of The Shire with Bilbo, Frodo, Pippin and Samwise; word meaning cheerful, festive, jolly or tipsy; or, a name for the English wild cherry (5) |
| RALPH | Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The English Patient (5,7) |
| SPURS | Popular name for the English Premier League team whose traditional nickname is The Lilywhites (5) |
| SIEGE | Ordeal for Troy |
| TRIAL | Ordeal for Rae Carruth |
| CHARM | Tea, monsieur, has it, for the English (5) |
| ROYAL | It will blossom with gold for the English burgomeister (5) |
| MAYOR | It will blossom with gold for the English burgomeister (5) |
| TRUCE | Some respite for the English, rude and brief in retreat (5) |
| EPSOM | Venue for the English Derby (5) |
| OSCAR | 1996 award for "The English Patient" |
| GUIDO | Possible Italian tourist handbook with nothing for the English |
| ORALS | Ordeals for would-be Ph.D.'s |
| LAREDO | And an ordeal for the Texan city (6) |
| BATH | Ordeal for the dog |
| ENDURANCETEST | An ordeal for the patient? (9,4) |
| MOTHERS | A celebration on the second Sunday in May for Australia and the US, but in March for the English, .. |
| WARSOFTHEROSES | Term for the dynastic conflict between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne 1455-1485 (4,2,3,5) |
| TESTPAPER | Ordeal for learners: steep part, with bends (4,5) |
