| ISAWTHREESHIPS | Festive nautical carol dating from the 17th century (1,3,5,5) |
| SGRAVENHAGE | Official name for The Hague used from the 17th century onwards (1-10) |
| LHASA | Capital of Tibet, residence of the Dalai Lamas from the 17th century until 1959 (5) |
| WILDGEESE | Name given to Irish soldiers who served in continental European armies from the 17th Century on. (4,5) |
| TOUR | Word used from the 17th century to describe a journey visiting a number of places that originally meant a turn or spell of work (4) |
| SALON | From the 17th Century, an assembly of guests in a fashionable household, especially literary or artistic figures (5) |
| GUILDHALL | Building dating from the 15th century; ceremonial centre of the City of London |
| GAELICFOOTBALL | Irish 15-a-side sport dating from 1885 (6,8) |
| READING | Large town in the Thames Valley (pop about 230,000), dating from the 8th century (7) |
| OMAN | Oldest independent state in the Arab world, dating from the expulsion of the Persians in 1749 (4) |
| SHINTO | Indigenous religion of Japan dating from the early 8th century; 'way of the gods' (6) |
| RUNES | Letters dating from the third century |
| EDDA | Collection of early Icelandic literature, dating from the 13th century (4) |
| JOHNCOLLINS | Gin cocktail dating from the early 19th century |
| TIORAMCASTLE | Ruined fortress near Acharacle, dating from the 13th century (6,6) |
| TEDEUM | Latin Christian hymn dating from the late 4th century AD (2,4) |
| BERLIN | European capital city (pop 3.6 million, dating from the 10th century (6) |
| SNUFF | What powdered substance was popular in England from the 17th to the early 19th century? (5) |
| KEITH | Small town in the north-east (pop about 5,000), dating from the late 12th centurey (5) |
| LYTESCARY | National Trust manor house in Somerset dating from the late 13th century (5,4) |
