| SAXONS | Germanic settlers in 5th and 6th-century Britain |
| VISIGOTH | Germanic settler in 5th century Spain (8) |
| OSTROGOTH | One of fifth century and sixth century conquerors of Italy |
| ANGLOSAXONS | Germanic settlers of Britain in the Dark Ages (5-6) |
| BANGLES | British/Germanic settlers joined girl band (7) |
| ANGLES | Ancient Germanic settlers |
| SAXON | A member of a West Germanic people who settled in parts of southern Britain in the 5th and 6th Centuries (5) |
| ANGLE | Member of a Germanic people who invaded Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries along with the Saxons and Jutes (5) |
| LUOYANG | City in China, an important Buddhist centre in the 5th and 6th centuries (7) |
| LATIN | The south-east corner is in the 5th and 6th arrondissements (5,7) |
| QUARTER | The south-east corner is in the 5th and 6th arrondissements (5,7) |
| ATSUNRISE | Early Russian roulette's 5th and 6th shot (2,7) |
| MAKESUS | 5th and 6th words of our anthem |
| TOSTITOS | Most don't notice, but the 4th, 5th, and 6th letters of this chip brand's lettering depict two people sharing a bowl of salsa |
| BEAUNASH | Celebrated dandy and leader of fashion in 18th-century Britain (4,4) |
| HULKS | Ships converted for use as prisons in 18th and 19th-century Britain |
| ECHAPPE | Meaning "to escape", a classical ballet move starting in 5th, rising to 2nd on pointe and back to 5th (7) |
| HUN | Attila the ... invaded Europe in 5th century (3) |
| HYPATIA | Charles Kingsley novel set in 5th-century Alexandria (7) |
| FISHY | ... and the first two in 5th throw are odd (5) |
