| SKELETON | Framework of ode finally penned by Tudor court poet |
| RONDEAU | Poem - translation of an ode finally acceptable by monarch |
| DAYDREAM | Pleasant fantasy story finally penned by father on quantity of paper (8) |
| BEARD | Role finally penned by Shakespeare for Vandyke? (5) |
| LAUREATE | Poet ---, the court poet of Britain, currently Simon Armitage (8) |
| HOLBEIN | Artist who painted portraits of Erasmus, Sir Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII, several of the latter's wives and other prominent figures at the Tudor court (7) |
| EXEMPLARY | Ideal place kept by Tudor monarch south of river (9) |
| ROUNDTRIP | Journey arranged by Tudor prince without backing of church |
| LIKETHEWIND | Enjoy article finally penned after victory: How Usain Bolt runs? (4,3,4) |
| AUTHORED | Novel Thoreau had finally penned |
| GREGORY | Author of the Wideacre trilogy, Tidelands and Tudor Court series including The Other Boleyn Girl (7) |
| MARYBOLEYN | Her marriage to a soldier considered to be beneath her station led to her banishment from the Tudor court by her (more famous) sister, Anne (4,6) |
| GRANDTOUR | Educative trip with relative by Tudor building (5,4) |
| DOREMI | Notes concealed by Tudor emissary (2-2-2) |
| PUERILE | Childish whimper stopped by Tudor queen |
| STARCHAMBER | Stiffen precious material, naturally preserved for Tudor court (4,7) |
| DAPONTE | Court poet in Vienna and the librettist for Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and Cosi Fan Tutte (2,5) |
| WYATT | Court poet, somewhat showy at times |
| WOODANT | Court poet mostly a social creature |
| DATE | Court poet losing heart (4) |
