| DIOMEDES | Greek hero mentioned repeatedly in Homer's Iliad, a commander in the Trojan War (8) |
| MEANDER | From the name of a river mentioned in Homer's Iliad, a winding watercourse; an intricate motif, such as Greek key or fret, with many twists; or, an aimless ramble or wander (7) |
| AGAMEMNON | Mythical king of Mycenae, a commander in the Trojan War (9) |
| TIN | Element mentioned repeatedly in "The Wizard of Oz" (3) |
| BRISEIS | In the Iliad, a female captive of Achilles whose seizure by Agamemnon caused the former to withdraw from the Trojan War (7) |
| ACHILLESHEEL | With reference to a hero of Homer’s Iliad, a weak spot |
| ACHILLES | He is the principal character in Homer's Iliad, son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons in Thessaly and Thetis. He and his closest friend and lover, Patroclus, joined the Greeks in the Trojan War. Who is |
| THORACIC | Chesty deity with a commander-in-chief (8) |
| ENCODING | Commander in the finish making it more difficult to understand (8) |
| MISCHIEF | A byword for trouble, Bond may be a Commander, but ... (8) |
| NEREUS | Greek god identified in Homer's Iliad as the Old Man of the Sea (6) |
| THEBES | City in Greece, a rival of ancient Athens, mentioned in Homer's Iliad (6) |
| ODYSSEUS | Protagonist of Homer's Iliad |
| OVATION | The lesser triumph victory procession of a commander in ancient Rome; or, by extension, prolonged enthusiastic applause |
| AJAX | Dutch football team named after a hero in Homer's Iliad (4) |
| ARION | Winged horse of Greek mythology, mentioned in Homer's Iliad as being "of heavenly stock" |
| CICADAS | Unhappy with a Commander-in-Chief getting rejected for bugs (7) |
| ARNOLD | Benedict ___, an American commander in the War of Independence who switched allegiance to the British side (6) |
| AGAIN | A foreign commander, in the end, made a profit once more (5) |
| CISSEUS | Thracian king who was father of Theano, the wife of Antenor, and husband of Telecleia, a daughter of King Ilus of Troy, as related in Homer's Iliad (7) |
