| RABELAIS | Francois -, French author of 16th-century pentalogy The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (8) |
| PANTAGRUEL | 'The Life of Gargantua and --', satire by Rabelais (10) |
| GARGANTUA | Work by Francois Rabelais based on two giants, 'The Life of - and of Pantagruel' (9) |
| MACHIAVELLI | Florentine author of 16th-century guide to power (11) |
| ALEXANDER | Author of the children's fantasy novel pentalogy The Chronicles Of Prydain, Lloyd _ (9) |
| MAURIAC | Francois, French author who won the 1952 Nobel prize for literature (7) |
| LUTHERAN | Follower of 16th century leader of the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther |
| COUPERIN | Francois -; French composer and harpsichordist who wrote the Baroque rondeau Les Barricades Mysterieuses (8) |
| TRUFFAUT | Francois, French film director of the New Wave (8) |
| DAUBIGNY | Charles-Francois -, French painter whose works include 1873's View on the Oise (8) |
| CODPIECE | “Item of sixteenth century dress fake” — article in paper |
| HUGUENOT | French Calvinist of 16th or 17th century (8) |
| HOLLANDE | Francois ........, French president 2012-2017 (8) |
| SWEETPEA | Annual report of 16th set of rooms? (5,3) |
| PLEIADE | Group of 16th-century poets who advocated the enrichment of the French language with classical influences (7) |
| FRAISE | A ruff worn around the neck as part of 16th century dress |
| MINGLED | Mixed in, like the government of 16th-century China |
| MOTHERSHIPTON | Day-flying European moth (Callistege mi) named after a legendary prophetess of 16th-century Yorkshire (6,7) |
| TUDORS | University department head involved in sort-out of 16th-century rulers (6) |
| PURITAN | Member of a group of 16th and 17th-century English Protestants (7) |
