| CROWN | Flock of kingfishers; laurel wreath to honour a victor in ancient Greece; or, the top branches of a tree (5) |
| HELLENE | Relating to Greece or the Greeks (7) |
| CANOPY | Ape hides article in top branches (6) |
| CROWNS | Chief ornaments; diadems; flocks of kingfishers; or, the tops of arches, hats, pineapples or trees |
| WAVELL | In World War II, a victor in a very thorough way! (6) |
| RAVEL | Entangle a victor in real trouble |
| SUAVITY | Sophistication shown by a victor in legal case over year (7) |
| TROPHY | Prize that derives its name from a type of victory memorial in ancient Greece or Rome, often the weapons of a defeated army (6) |
| HECATOMB | In ancient Greece or Rome, a great public sacrifice, originally of a hundred oxen (8) |
| TUNIC | A hip-length or knee-length garment, such as the loose sleeveless garb worn in ancient Greece or Rome |
| CHAPLET | Laurel wreath, of the kind put on the bust of Henry Wood at the Last Night of the Proms |
| CAIRN | A mound of stones which marks a boundary, a route across rough ground or the top of a mountain (5) |
| TRANSOM | What is a horizontal bar of wood or stone across a window or the top of a door? (7) |
| LAP | Single circuit of a racetrack; a length of a swimming pool; or, the top of one's thighs when seated (3) |
| TETRARCH | Governor of one quarter of a region in Ancient Greece or Rome |
| AMPHITHEATRE | A large open area surrounded by rows of seats sloping upwards, used in ancient Greece or Rome for plays |
| EPARCHATE | Province in ancient Greece, or diocese of the Eastern Christian Church |
| ODEUM | Type of concert hall or theatre in ancient Greece or Rome (5) |
| REALM | A kingdom/queendom; a "crown" of kingfishers; or, a field of study (5) |
| LIMB | Any main branch of a tree, or each of the branches of a cross (4) |