| PELICAN | Former name of Sir Francis Drake's ship the Golden Hind (7) |
| ARGO | Ship the Golden Fleece searchers used |
| GALLEON | Ship such as The Golden Hind (7) |
| HIND | Golden ___, Sir Francis Drake's ship (4) |
| GOLDENHIND | Sir Francis Drake's ship (6,4) |
| IVANHOE | Vancouver-based mining company sharing the name of Sir Walter Scott's 1819 Saxon knight novel |
| ADMIRAL | Rank held by Horatio Nelson and Sir Francis Drake |
| TAVISTOCK | Market town in Devon near the birthplace of Sir Francis Drake (9) |
| DEVON | English county, birthplace of Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh (5) |
| HOE | A statue of Sir Francis Drake is erected on this landmark in the English port of Plymouth, The ... |
| DRAKE | English captain who circumnavigated the globe in the Golden Hind, Sir Francis ... |
| HINDGOLDEN | Francis Drake's ship * (10) |
| BEARD | When Sir Francis Drake burned part of the fleet in Cadiz in 1586 he was said to have singed this part of the the King of Spain's physiognomy |
| ELIZABETHAN | Like the Golden Hind, ablaze in the works? |
| SIRFRANCISDRAKE | Commander of the "Golden Hind" |
| FRANCISDRAKE | Captain of the "Golden Hind" |
| HILLIARD | Limner at the courts of Elizabeth I and James I who also painted portrait miniatures of Mary, Queen of Scots, Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh (8) |
| GOLDENHINDU | Sir Francis Drake's Indian ship? |
| PLYMOUTH | Port from which the Golden Hind, Mayflower and Beagle set sail on famous voyages |
| RAKEUP | Revive the memory of Sir Francis losing his head at court (4,2) |