| DICKTURPIN | English highwayman executed in York for horse theft in 1739 |
| TURPIN | Highwayman, 1705-39, hanged at York for horse-stealing (6) |
| ARCHDIOCESE | Choir ceased performing in York, for example |
| DICK | And 17. Famous highwayman hanged at York in 1739 (4,6) |
| WAROFJENKINSEAR | Conflict between England and Spain starting in 1739 (3,2,7,3) |
| JENKINSEAR | Its removal sparked a war between Britain and Spain in 1739 (7,3) |
| THRONE | Jewelled seat of the Mughal emperors, studded with the Koh-i-Noor diamond and other precious items, looted in 1739 by the Persians (7,6) |
| PEACOCK | Jewelled seat of the Mughal emperors, studded with the Koh-i-Noor diamond and other precious items, looted in 1739 by the Persians (7,6) |
| BARDOLPH | Shakespeare character introduced in Henry IV, Part 1 and hanged for theft in Henry V; noted for his bulbous red nose (8) |
| DUVAL | Notorious French highwayman executed at Tyburn in 1670 (5) |
| RATHE | It's blooming early in the year for a theft in the centre! |
| BESS | Black -, the horse ridden by English highwayman Dick Turpin (4) |
| CASED | Examined for theft in a box (5) |
| LARCENY | In England, this crime was replaced with "theft" in 1969 |
| TOPKAPI | 1964 film of a daring theft in Istanbul (7) |
| HUSTLER | Conman heartlessly committed theft in the middle of a church (7) |
| HIGHFALUTING | Pretentious reporting of theft in Israeli port (12) |
| SITONTHEFENCE | Be indecisive after admitting one theft in error (3,2,3,5) |
| ENCRYPT | Protect from theft, in a way |
| SHOPLIFT | To perform theft in a store (8) |
