| EDWARDII | Born in Caernarfon Castle, king overthrown in favour of his 14-yearold son by his wife and her lover Roger Mortimer and later murdered (6,1,1) |
| WILSON | Artist born in Penegoes near Machynlleth who painted Welsh landscapes including Caernarfon Castle and mountain scene Valley of the Mawddach with Cader Idris (6) |
| JOSEPH | Chesney Brown's eldest son, by his deceased wife Katy Armstrong in Corrie (6) |
| GWYNEDD | Principal area in NW Wales whose administrative headquarters are in Caernarfon (7) |
| MIDIAN | One of Abraham's sons by his concubine Keturah (Gen. 25:2) (6) |
| LUDWIGI | King of Bavaria who abdicated in favour of his son, Max, following unpopularity caused by issues inc |
| OSIRIS | Egyptian fertility deity killed by his brother Seth and brought back to life by his wife and sister, Isis (6) |
| PETERGREENAWAY | Writer and director of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover |
| ROTH | Actor in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Vincent & Theo, Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction (4) |
| GREENAWAY | Peter ___, British director of films including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife And Her Lover (1989) (9) |
| RAUL | Fidel Castro stood down as President of Cuba in 2008 in favour of his brother ___. (4) |
| AKIHITO | Emperor of Japan who abdicated in favour of his son Naruhito on 30 April 2019 (7) |
| MIRREN | Helen who played the wife in "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover" |
| NYMAN | British composer who wrote the soundtrack to Peter Greenaway's films including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover and Prospero's Books (5) |
| GESUALDO | Renaissance madrigal master who murdered his wife and her lover |
| AGAMEMNON | King of Mycenae murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus (9) |
| DELATOUR | Georges -, French Baroque painter whose works include Job Taunted by his Wife and The Dice Players (2,2,4) |
| EDWARD | Benjamin Britten's first name at birth - dropped in favour of his middle name (6) |
| COOK | The -, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover ; Peter Greenaway film (4) |
| ALBOIN | Which 6th century king of the Lombards was murdered by his wife, Rosamond, possibly after making her |
