| OLDSTREET | Ancient route connecting Clerkenwell and Shoreditch in London, first recorded around 1200 (3,6) |
| LIKEN | Compare a US president in London first and last (5) |
| HACKNEY | Borough of NE London that incorporates the former boroughs of Stoke Newington and Shoreditch (7) |
| OLD | London roundabout and thoroughfare between Clerkenwell and Hoxton (3,6) |
| STREET | London roundabout and thoroughfare that runs between Clerkenwell and Hoxton (3,6) |
| ORIENTEERED | Took part in country sport or one recorded around East (11) |
| ESCORTED | European recorded around Thailand is given a guide? (8) |
| ANTON | Name not recorded around end of motet - could it be Bruckner? (5) |
| WHITEFANG | Novel about a wolfdog by Jack London, first published in 1906 (5,4) |
| PHOENICIA | In 1200 BC Byblos was the capital of this ancient Eastern Mediterranean nation |
| LONDONERS | Inhabitants of Camberwell or Clerkenwell, perhaps (9) |
| HACKNEYED | Overworked boss at the Shoreditch Times? |
| HALLSTATT | Cultural phase in Europe from 1200-600BC, associated with early Celts (9) |
| AFTERNOON | Period following 1200 hours (9) |
| IRONAGE | Period in human civilisation between around 1200 BC and 600 BC (4,3) |
| SILK | - Road; traversed by Marco Polo, an ancient caravan route connecting China with the Mediterranean which traded in textiles, gems, spices and tea (4) |
| PASSAGE | Northwest ___, an elusive and deadly Arctic route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. |
| EXPLORE | Go and look for former spouse study : around London first (7) |
| GLOBE | Theatre on Bankside in Southwark, London, first erected in 1599 (5) |
| SILKROAD | Ancient route linking China and the Mediterranean (4,4) |
