| EPHOR | Each of five annually elected magistrates who ruled ancient Sparta along with its two hereditary kings (5) |
| CONSUL | Highest elected political office of the Roman Republic (509-27 BC), jointly held by two annually-elected magistrates (6) |
| SENSOR | Word for either of two Roman magistrates who supervised public morals; or, later, one who blue-pencils, bowdlerises or expurgates (6) |
| CENSOR | Word for either of two Roman magistrates who supervised public morals; or, later, one who blue-pencils, bowdlerises or expurgates (6) |
| PHI | Letter that rhymes with its two successors |
| ZETA | Letter that rhymes with its two successors |
| ZHOU | Dynasty that ruled ancient China for much of the first millennium B.C. |
| PRAETOR | Annually elected magistrate in ancient Rome ranking just below a consul (7) |
| PRETOR | Elected magistrate of old Rome (var.) |
| ZONE | From "girdle", a word first for each of five belts into which Earth's surface is divided, later an area or district defined by a certain boundary; or, an encircling stripe of different colour (4) |
| IMAGINARYNUMBER | What ends each of five answers in this puzzle, in a way? |
| SAXOPHONE | Instrument on Belgium's 200-franc note along with its Belgian inventor, pre-euro |
| TAXI | A car that may be hired, along with its driver, to carry passengers (4) |
| FINGER | Each of five digits found in this puzzle |
| HELOT | Member of sub-class in ancient Sparta who mainly worked on the land (5) |
| BIER | A coffin along with its stand. |
| ROUSHAM | Country house in Oxfordshire remodelled by William Kent along with its garden which contains the latter's "Eyecatcher" folly and also statues by Peter Scheemakers (7) |
| ASSUMETHEMANTLE | Take on a position, along with its responsibilities |
| AGIAD | One of the royal dynastic houses of ancient Sparta (5) |
| AEDILE | Magistrate who superintended public buildings in ancient Rome (6) |
