| IXION | Character in Greek mythology bound to a perpetually turning fiery wheel by Hermes on the orders of Zeus |
| DERAILED | Turning fiery, had something run off the tracks (8) |
| DAME | From the Latin for "mistress of the household", word for a female ruler in its earliest sense, now a title given to a woman with the rank of Knight Commander or a holder of the Grand Cross in the orde |
| DURHAM | City on the Wear, site of a castle constructed in 1072 under the orders of William the Conqueror and a cathedral containing the tomb of the Venerable Bede (6) |
| CASTLE | Any one of the strongholds constructed on the orders of William the Conqueror (6) |
| BOLEYN | Earl of Wiltshire's daughter whose betrothal to Henry Percy was ended by Cardinal Wolsey on the orders of her future husband, Henry VIII (6) |
| RONNIE | Roxy's sister, who recently returned to Walford on the orders of Peggy Mitchell! (6) |
| WALL | Structure built on the orders of Hadrian that was partly restored by John Clayton 17 centuries later (4) |
| BRITANNICUS | Son of Claudius poisoned, aged 13, on the orders of his half-brother Nero |
| GRAHAMSUTHERLAND | English artist whose 1954 painting of Winston Churchill was destroyed on the orders of Lady Churchill |
| BRANDENBURGGATE | Benin landmark built on the orders of Prussian king Frederick William ll, completed in 1791 (11,4) |
| CICERO | Roman statesman, philosopher and orator murdered in 43BC on the orders of Mark Antony (6) |
| FARO | Game based on betting on the order of the appearance of certain playing cards that became popular when its predecessor basset was outlawed by Louis XIV (4) |
| AXLE | A pin or rod in the nave of a wheel by which it turns (4) |
| RETAINER | What, initially referring to a servant bound to a noble person, is now a fee paid to a lawyer for their services? (8) |
| RALEGH | English adventurer and one-time royal favourite executed on the orders of James VI & I (6) |
| SERF | Agricultural labourer in a feudal society bound to a plot of land and whichever lord owns it (4) |
| RALEIGH | Sir Walter -; courtier and explorer knighted by Elizabeth I but later executed on the order of her successor, James I (7) |
| MUTINEER | A soldier or sailor who refuses to obey the orders of those in authority (8) |
| HELM | Tiller or wheel by which the rudder of a sailing vessel is controlled (4) |
