| NOSTRADAMUS | French astrologer and physician noted for the 1555 prophetic work Centuries, written in rhyming quatrains (11) |
| SAMUEL | Prophetic work with unchanged line about what lies repeatedly in future (6) |
| HOTSEAT | Difficult situation prophetic work covers time and time again |
| MICAH | Prophetic work something held by public speaker I see! |
| MOORE | Astrologer and physician at the court of Charles II whose almanac became a bestseller in the 18th and 19th centuries and is still in publication today (5) |
| CRONIN | A.J., Scottish writer and physician noted for his novel Hatter's Castle (6) |
| GILBERT | Physician noted for his explanation of magnetic and electrical phenomena (7) |
| TRINITY | What is the common name for the Oxford University College founded in 1555 by Sir Thomas Pope and whose former students include Cardinal Newman and William Pitt the Elder? (7) |
| AUGSBURG | Bavarian city that was the site of a diet in 1555 that ended the struggles between Lutherans and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire (8) |
| FRANZMESMER | Austrian physician noted for his use of hypnosis |
| LATIMER | Hugh, English bishop burnt at the stake for heresy in 1555 (7) |
| INSIDE | 1985 Herman Wouk novel featuring the character Peter Quat (6,7) |
| RAYMONDBLANC | French chef who owns Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons (7,5) |
| OUTSIDE | 1985 Herman Wouk novel featuring the character Peter Quat (6,7) |
| BLANC | French chef who owns Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, Raymond _ (5) |
| DRAGOUT | Physician noted lead actor's painful joint inflammation might make it last longer |
| GRANT | Russell ___, astrologer and television presenter whose books include The Real Counties of Britain (5) |
| RUSSELL | Astrologer and television presenter whose books include The Real Counties of Britain |
| RUSSELLGRANT | Astrologer and television presenter whose books include The Real Counties of Britain |
| TITFER | In rhyming Cockney slang, what is a word for hat? (6) |
