| TROJANS | Famously diligent types who were taken in by the Greeks (7) |
| EGYPT | Where some gypsies were taken in by a space visitant (5) |
| TRAITORS | Who were taken into the Tower of London through a Thames watergate? (8) |
| PLATAEA | Battle in which the Persian army was defeated by the Greeks in 479 BC |
| MESSINA | Sicilian port called Zankle, meaning 'scythe', by the Greeks who founded it, owing to the shape of its harbour (7) |
| AMPHORA | What two-handled, narrow- necked jar was used by the Greeks and Romans? (7) |
| COLOSSI | Larger than life statues made by the Greeks and Romans (7) |
| PENATES | How ten apes were taken to be household gods (7) |
| ANORAKS | Geeky types who ran round the oaks (7) |
| HIPPIES | Unconventional types who took food at Rose's joint (7) |
| FAIRIES | Fantasy types who will arise if disturbed (7) |
| COWBOYS | Western types who subdue young lads (7) |
| RUNNERS | Sporting types who are apt to turn scarlet? |
| REINS | The kidneys were taken in hand by one riding (5) |
| BLACKBIRD | They were taken to Australia and New Zealand in the 19th century. The female of this species makes a nest of plant stems, grass, twigs, and roots in the shape of a cup. In the New World, the name of t |
| CLOSEDSHOP | Shut down business - only the unions were taken in |
| FOUR | How many were taken in hand by coaching parties (4) |
| HESPERIDES | The golden apples of the - were taken by Heracles |
| DISCI | Objects thrown by the Greeks in the ancient Olympic Games |
| THRACE | Ancient empire in the Balkans held successively by the Greeks, Persians, Macedonians and Romans (6) |
