| WINCHESTER | City particularly associated with King Alfred the Great (10) |
| VALENCIA | City particularly associated with the dish paella |
| CAKES | What are associated with King Alfred? (5) |
| WANTAGE | Market town in Oxfordshire that was the birthplace of King Alfred the Great (7) |
| ETHELSTAN | Grandson of King Alfred the Great, whose coronation took place at Kingston upon Thames (9) |
| ESPOO | A city particularly empty by itself (5) |
| OASTHOUSES | Buildings particularly associated with Kent |
| FLEURDELYS | Stylised lily used as decorative design, particularly associated with French monarchy (5-2-3) |
| ROUNDTABLE | Charitable organisation associated with King Arthur? (5,5) |
| TULIP | Flower of the lily family, particularly associated with the Netherlands (5) |
| GISH | Lillian --, actress particularly associated with the films of D.W. Griffith (4) |
| PLANE | Tree with dappled bark, particularly associated with London avenues |
| ETHELRED | Name shared by the elder brother of Alfred the Great, and the 'Unready' half-brother of Edward the Martyr (8) |
| CHRONICLE | The Anglo-Saxon - - -, manuscript created during the reign of Alfred the Great (9) |
| PAPRIKA | Mild spice made of dried chili peppers, particularly associated with the cuisine of Hungary |
| IBIS | Sacred bird of ancient Egypt (Threskiornis aethiopica) particularly associated with the god Thoth (4) |
| TONIC | Mixer drink particularly associated with gin - it's a pick-me-up |
| BLAA | A doughy, white bread bun particularly associated with Waterford (4) |
| ROMANTICCOMEDY | Film genre particularly associated with screenwriter Richard Curtis (8,6) |
| TATTOO | Military pageant particularly associated with Edinburgh (6) |
