| ASHMOLE | English antiquary and writer on alchemy, whose collection formed the basis for museum in Oxford |
| CAMDEN | Antiquary and former headmaster of Westminster School who is depicted in a bust in Westminster Abbey with one hand on his great survey Britannia (6) |
| GALEN | Greek physician and writer on medicine and its system of practice |
| ASHMOLEAN | Museum in Oxford founded in 1683 (9) |
| ALMAGEST | Word, in reference to Claudius Ptolemy's "greatest" celestial treatise, for any great or celebrated medieval textbook or tome on alchemy, astrology or astronomy (8) |
| SLOANE | Physician whose collection formed the foundation of the British Museum (6) |
| DISPENSARY | Drug peddler and author on board ship making entry in journal (10) |
| RENAULTFUEGOS | The 18 formed the basis for these French coupes which arrived in 1980 (7,6) |
| ELIAS | English antiquary whose donation of his collection to the University of Oxford in 1677 created Britain's first public museum (5) |
| BERLIN | Christopher Isherwood's Weimar capital stories which formed the basis for the film, Cabaret; Goodbye to ... |
| LANCIADELTA | It formed the basis for the S4 rally car (6, 5) |
| DELTA | This Lancia formed the basis for the HF Turbo (5) |
| KADETT | Which Opel formed the basis for the Vauxhall Chevette? (6) |
| MEGANE | This Renault model formed the basis for the Scenic (6) |
| STOW | John ___, English antiquary, whose Survey of London 1598 remains an important source on Elizabethan life and times (4) |
| REGAL | Which Reliant model formed the basis for its Supervan? (5) |
| LARKIN | Poet, novelist, jazz critic, librarian and editor of The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse whose collection The Less Deceived includes Church Going (6) |
| MUNRO | Hector Hugh -; author "Saki" whose collection of short stories Beasts and Super-Beasts includes The Hen, The Quince Tree and The Lumber Room (5) |
| BROOKE | Rupert --; author whose collection 1914 and Other Poems contains The Old Vicarage, Grantchester and The Soldier (6) |
| MAGNACARTA | The 'Articles of the Barons' of June 1215 formed the basis of this famous English document (5,5) |
