| BLOODISTHICKERTHANWATER | English translation of a German proverb that first appeared in the medieval German beast epic Reinhart Fuchs by Heinrich der Glichezare |
| KLINGSOR | A magician and duke in the medieval German epic poem Parzival |
| REYNARD | Fourteenth century beast-epic hero, ... The Fox |
| THISISNOTAPIPE | English translation of a paradoxical line in a Magritte painting |
| ASTRO | "___ Boy" (English translation of a manga called "Mighty Atom") |
| AFAT | "A lean agreement is better than ___ lawsuit" (German proverb) |
| ISEGRIM | Greedy and dull-witted wolf in medieval beast epics (7) |
| OTTO | German proverb needing no introduction (4) |
| NUMSKULLS | The ___, comic strip, about a team of tiny human-like technicians who live inside heads, that first appeared in The Beezer in 1962 |
| KESTREL | Staniel or windhover once of lowly status, thought worthy only of a knave in the medieval hierarchy of falconry, hence the title of Barry Hines's 1968 novel adapted by Ken Loach (7) |
| EARLY | Old English word and an antonym of "late" that is found in a proverb that emphasises being first, to improve one's chances of success (5) |
| ASONG | English nursery rhyme that first appeared in print in 1744, Sing ... Of Sixpence (1,4) |
| SCALEXTRIC | A brand of slot car racing sets that first appeared in the late 1950s (10) |
| OFFPRINT | A separate copy of an article that first appeared in a larger publication (8) |
| CHANTICLEER | Literary name for a male domestic fowl, from a character in the medieval tales of Reynard the Fox (11) |
| BRUIN | Name for a bear in children's stories, originating in the medieval epic Reynard The Fox; Dutch, 'brown' (5) |
| DANDY | The ___, British comic featuring Korky the Cat that first appeared in 1937 (5) |
| BERENSTAINBEARS | Family that first appeared in the 1962 children's book "The Big Honey Hunt" |
| WHICH | Publication of the Consumers' Association that first appeared in October 1957 (5) |
| PLAINSONG | The style of unison unaccompanied vocal music used in the medieval Church, especially in Gregorian chant (9) |
