| ALDHELM | Abbot of Malmesbury Abbey, the most learned teacher of 7th-century Wessex (7) |
| WISEST | Do Kiwis esteem the most learned within? (6) |
| DOCENT | Learned teacher |
| DEEPEST | Most learned to loathe record for the first time |
| FILANDS | This leading novelist from Finland has a son who lives in a tiny place near Malmesbury (7) |
| ENTHRAL | Segment of seventh rally to hold one's attention (7) |
| DOWNTON | "___ Abbey: The Grand Finale" (2025 movie) |
| ARABIAN | This type of horse is among the most famous and dates as far back as the 7th century CE |
| ALCAEUS | Greek lyric poet of the 7th century BC after whom a four-line stanza form is named (7) |
| TRIPOLI | Founded in the 7th century by the Phoenicians, this city is Libya's capital |
| UMAYYAD | This dynasty was established by Mu'awiyah I in the 7th century CE. (7) |
| SKEIN | I saw a flock of geese flying around in the middle of Malmesbury at the weekend (5) |
| MARTINI | It could be a 7th century pope (7) |
| ROSY | "Westminster Abbey, the tower of Big Ben; The ... red cheeks of the little children," sang Roger Mil |
| OBSESS | I constantly worry about my boss - the way he drives around the centre of Malmesbury, he's going to have an accident! (6) |
| UNREASON | The Abbot of ___, Scottish equivalent of England's Lord of Misrule |
| CHURCHSTEEPLE | Visible landmark overlooking The Abbey, the Pro-Cathedral and The Spire (6,7) |
| ASLEEP | I'd turned pale in the centre of Malmesbury, and collapsed and was no longer fully conscious (6) |
| LORDOFMISRULE | Officer appointed by lot at Christmas to preside over the Feast of Fools, known in Scotland as the Abbot of Unreason |
| WYATT | Architect in the neo-Gothic style who designed Fonthill Abbey, the forth version of Belvoir Castle and remodelled parts of Windsor Castle (5) |
