| CASTALIA | Fountain on Mount Parnassus in central Greece, sacred in classical times to Apollo and the Muses (8) |
| PARNASSUS | Large mountain of central Greece sacred in ancient times to the gods Apollo and Dionysus (9) |
| CAMPION | Said in classical times to have been used for victors' crowns, a pink, red or white wild flower whose genus name Silene derives from the name of wine god Dionysus' drunken tutor (7) |
| ARETHUSA | In Greek mythology, a nymph who became a fountain on the island of Ortygia in Sicily |
| PETE | Fountain on clarinet |
| ANCIENTS | People of classical times |
| DELPHI | Ancient Greek city on Mount Parnassus that was the site of the most famous oracle of Apollo (6) |
| IONIA | In classical times, the central part of the west coast of Asia Minor (5) |
| LETO | With sacred symbols including dates, palm trees and veils, a Titaness goddess of fertility, mother to Apollo and Artemis (4) |
| LAUREL | Small Mediterranean evergreen tree from which wreaths were made and worn on the head as an emblem of victory or honour in classical times |
| STRIGIL | In classical times a scraper used to clean the skin after bathing (7) |
| ATTIC | The type of Greek spoken in Athens in classical times |
| CORINTH | Ancient Greek city and site of the Temple of Apollo and the Acrocorinth Fortress |
| OHRID | Macedonian town, near lake of the same name, called Lychnidos in classical times (5) |
| STYLUS | Tool for writing on wax tablets in classical times, later for engraving or tracing; or, a gramophone needle (6) |
| HYPATIA | Philosopher and mathematician in classical times, murdered by a mob (7) |
| LAURELS | Originally a symbol of Apollo, a chaplet of bay leaves worn as an emblem of triumph or honour in classical times (7) |
| TASSERA | From "four", a cube, die or square tablet on which a watchword was written as a token or ticket in classical times; or, a small quadrilateral block/tile for mosaic (7) |
| RENAULT | Mary ?, author of historical novels The Mask of Apollo and The King Must Die |
| ORACLE | A priest acting as a medium from whom advice was sought in classical times (6) |
