| SOLOMON | Biblical king of Israel who succeeded his father David and was noted for his wisdom (7) |
| MAEWEST | U.S. actress born in 1893 who wrote the play Diamond Lil and was noted for her suggestive wisecracks (3,4) |
| NAFTALIBENNETT | Prime minister of Israel who succeeded Benjamin Netanyahu on 13 June 2021 (7,7) |
| ZOSIAMAMET | "The Flight Attendant" actress whose father, David, wrote "Glengarry Glen Ross" |
| AHAB | In the Old Testament, king of Israel who was the husband of Jezebel |
| OMRI | King of Israel who founded Samaria |
| SPOONER | Who was noted for slips of the tongue whereby sounds of words are transposed, The Rev WA ... (7) |
| GLOSSOP | Market town in Derbyshire that was noted for the printing and production of calico (7) |
| SALOMON | Biblical king famed for his wisdom (7) |
| AKIHITO | Emperor of Japan who succeeded his father Hirohito in 1989 (7) |
| DEBORAH | Prophetess and judge of Israel who fought the Canaanites (7) |
| EMPEROR | Naruhito succeeded his father Akihito in 2019 as this in Japan (7) |
| LALIQUE | Art Nouveau designer Rene ____ was noted for frosted glassware |
| SIMPSON | Desert of central Australia situated mainly in the southeastern corner of the Northern Territory; it overlaps into Queensland and South Australia. The desert was noted by the explorer Charles Sturt in |
| MAHATMA | Title bestowed on Gandhi, indicating his wisdom (7) |
| CALIGULA | Roman emperor, son of the general Germanicus, who was noted for his cruelty and tyranny (8) |
| PABLOPICASSO | Spanish artist born in 1881 who was noted for his Blue and Rose periods (5,7) |
| TOSCANINI | Arturo, Italian conductor who was noted for his readings of Beethoven and Verdi (9) |
| ROTH | Which US novelist was noted for his portrayal of modern Jewish life and wrote the novella Goodbye Columbus (1959)? (4) |
| ALEXANDER | King of Macedon who succeeded his father, Philip II, in 336 BC, and went on to conquer lands including Greece, Egypt and Persia (9) |
