| ANTISTHENES | Greek philosopher and pupil of Socrates (c. 445-365 BC) thought to have founded the Cynic school (11) |
| HELOISE | Lover and pupil of French theologian Peter Abelard (7) |
| XERXES | -_ the Great, Persian leader 486-365 BC (6) |
| MOPSUS | Son of Apollo and Manto in Greek mythology reputed to have founded the city of Colophon (6) |
| AMENHOTEP | The first Egyptian pharaoh to bear this name is said to have founded the tomb workers' village at Deir el-Medina (9) |
| ROMULUS | One of two legendary sons of Rhea Silvia, said to have founded the Italian capital (7) |
| ONION | Bulb vegetable said to have been the staple food of Diogenes the Cynic, the Greek philosopher who lived in a wine barrel or tub according to legend (5) |
| ARDMACHA | What is the Irish name for the town where Saint Patrick is said to have founded his first missionary |
| PLATO | Greek philosopher, a pupil of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle (5) |
| PRICE | "The cynic knows the ___ of everything and the value of nothing": Wilde |
| ASSEMBLY | Meeting of teachers and pupils at the start of a school day; or, bugle call instructing troops to gather for inspection (8) |
| CORNEA | Transparent front part of the optical organ that covers the iris and pupil (6) |
| PYTHAGORAS | - of Samos; Greek philosopher and mathematician best known for his theorem of the right-angled trian |
| EMPEDOCLES | Greek philosopher and scientist who held that the world is composed of air, fire, earth and water |
| ESTERGUM | What has the additive number 445 and can be found in sports sugar drinks and eyeliner? (5,3) |
| HIPPOCRATES | Greek philosopher and physician regarded as the father of medicine (11) |
| MCILVANNEY | William -, author generally said to have founded tartan noir (10) |
| ONIONS | Vegetables that constituted the diet of tub-dweller Diogenes the Cynic (6) |
| DIOGENES | Which Greek philosopher was known as "the Cynic" (8) |
| ABSENTEEISM | Failure to go to work or school (11) |
