| TULIP | Flower in a 17th-century Dutch economic bubble |
| ADO | It was about nothing, in a 17th-century play |
| DULCINEA | "Beauty superhuman" in a 17th-century novel |
| SHAKESPEAREANSONNET | Actor Williams found in a 17th-century poem? |
| BREAD | What, in a 17th Century proverb, is said to be the staff of life? (5) |
| TOMTHUMB | Who is the tiny hero in a 17th Century nursery rhyme? (3,5) |
| SANCHOPANZA | Manservant of Don Quixote in a 17th Century novel by Miguel de Cervantes (6,5) |
| LLOYDS | Insurance and re-insurance body which started in a 17th-century coffee house |
| ELZEVIR | Which family founded a 17th century Dutch printing firm at Leyden, successfully establishing a reputation for their small editions of the classics? (7) |
| REMBRANDT | A 17th-century Dutch painter and etcher (9) |
| GALLE | City whose main stadium offers stunning views of the Indian Ocean and a 17th century Dutch fort. (5) |
| MORGAN | Surname of a 17th-century buccaneer, or a US 19th/20th-century financier (6) |
| HAMILTON | Initially house a 17th century poet in Scottish town (8) |
| TULIPS | Plants at the centre of a 17th-century financial bubble |
| CERNEABBAS | Dorset location of a chalk figure cut into the hillside, possibly a 17th-century prank (5,5) |
| LONGUE | With "chaise", a sofa for reclining, similar to a 17th-century day bed (6) |
| DIDO | Mythical queen of Carthage, in the title of a 17th Century opera by the English composer Purcell (4) |
| BUCCANEER | Term for a 17th-century pirate operating in the Caribbean, such as Sir Henry Morgan (9) |
| GLOBESTAR | Standout at a 17th-century London theatre? |
| ASHMOLEAN | Museum named after a 17th century English antiquary (9) |
