| RYEHOUSEPLOT | Alleged attempt by Whigs to murder Charles II in 1683 (3,5,4) |
| POPISHPLOT | A fictitious conspiracy to murder Charles II (6,4) |
| STAGEWHISPER | Pesters a Whig to change statement to the House (5,7) |
| HIGHWAYMAN | Old villain of a Whig to devour any ham, any way (10) |
| ROYALSOCIETY | An association founded in England by Charles II in 1660 to promote research in the sciences (5,7) |
| SADLERSWELLS | Theatre in Clerkenwell, London, opened in 1683 |
| HONKYSLADDER | '96 Afghan Whigs song |
| TAKEFORARIDE | Abduct to murder - cheat (4,3,1,4) |
| JEREMYTHORPE | Liberal Party leader 1967-76 later cleared of conspiracy to murder (6,6) |
| MANSLAUGHTER | Humanity's mirth is close to murder (12) |
| ASHMOLEANMUSEUM | Oldest historical exhibition centre in the UK, established in Oxford in 1683 (9,6) |
| MONCK | Originally Cromwell's commander-in-chief in Scotland, the Devon-born soldier who later became a key figure in negotiating the restoration of the monarchy to Charles II in 1660 (5) |
| ASHMOLEAN | Museum of art and antiquities attached to Oxford University, founded in 1683 (9) |
| VIENNA | European capital besieged by the Ottomans in 1683, the furthest point of their invasion of Europe (6) |
| ANNE | Queen who married Prince George of Denmark in 1683 (4) |
| PIANO | In Italian this word is an adverb or adjective; it comes from a Late Latin word meaning "smooth." First known use in English dates to 1683. In English the word refers to a musical instrument with stri |
| RYEHOUSE | Building in Hertfordshire that gave its name to a 1683 plot to assassinate King Charles II and his brother James, Duke of York (3,5) |
| OFFICE | Post -; private company whose foundations date back to the GPO established by Charles II in 1660 (6) |
| HERRERA | Francisco, Seville-born artist appointed Painter to the King, Charles II, in 1672 (7) |
| KNELLER | Sir Godfrey -, German-born portrait painter appointed principal painter by Charles II in 1678 (7) |
