| LOCUSTA | Female poisoner in ancient Rome said to have killed Claudius and Brittanicus and to have attempted to kill Nero (7) |
| NUMAPOMPILIUS | Legendary second king of Rome, said to have succeeded Romulus in 715 BC (4,9) |
| TIED | No right to have attempted to have drawn (4) |
| SYNDROME | "Medical condition was bad," Rome said (8) |
| ASP | Venomous snake said to have killed Cleopatra in 30 BC; Naja haje, also called the Egyptian cobra (3) |
| ROMULUS | Son of Mars who is said to have killed his twin brother (7) |
| ROBERTGRAVES | British poet and author, known for works such 'I, Claudius' and 'Goodbye to all that', who lived in DeA-a, Mallorca from 1929 to 1936 and 1946 until his death in 1985 (6,6) |
| ASPS | Snakes - one is said to have killed Cleopatra (4) |
| HEMLOCK | Poisonous plant related to parsley, fennel, Queen Anne's lace and wild carrot, believed to have killed Socrates (7) |
| PATGARRETT | US bartender and lawman reputed to have killed outlaw Billy the Kid in 1881 (3,7) |
| TRUTH | "That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or give |
| INFLUENZA | The epidemic of the contagious disease at the end of WWI is estimated to have killed 40 million peop |
| GEORGEBAKER | Actor best known for playing Tiberius in I, Claudius and Inspector Wexford in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries |
| SETI | Acronym for various projects which have attempted to detect intelligent life beyond Earth (4) |
| ENTREAT | Beg to collect the rent and to have some food (7) |
| HOTLYDISPUTED | Was really called into question hotel dismissing engineer from yard and to have words with departmen |
| SHOULDERSHOTTEN | Ought the Queen to have killed a number? William's put out |
| BELLADONNA | Poisonous plant rumored to have killed the emperor Augustus |
| JOHNHURT | Star of I, Claudius and voice of the Great Dragon in Merlin (4,4) |
| DEREKJACOBI | English actor whose TV work includes the title roles in I, Claudius and Cadfael |
