| SHOOTOUT | Gunfight to the death |
| MOLES | Mammals known as "gentlemen in black velvet waistcoats", said to have contributed to the death of Wi |
| PLANTAGENET | A line of English kings, ruling from the ascent of Henry II to the death of Richard III (11) |
| BUCKINGHAM | The "old Queen" warns this character about Richard. She says, "...take heed of yonder dog. Look when he fawns, he bites, and when he bites, His venom tooth will rankle to the death." |
| VALOIS | Royal house that ruled France from the accession of Philip VI in 1328 to the death of Henry III in 1589 (6) |
| TUDOR | Royal dynasty that ruled England from the accession of Henry VII in 1485 to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603 (5) |
| HANOVER | English royal house that reigned from the accession of George I in 1714 to the death of Victoria in 1901 (7) |
| STUBBORN | Getting the butt before birth is what makes one de ant to the death! (8) |
| DUEL | Fight to the death between two people (4) |
| TREND | Rage against time, right to the death (5) |
| KILLORBEKILLED | To the death! (4,2,2,6) |
| FEND | Resist loudly to the death (4) |
| NECROSIS | Relating to the death of living tissue (8) |
| HASSLE | Fight to the death, as sleuth revealed (6) |
| FATALLY | Overweight supporter to the death? (7) |
| ABI | __ Branning, Walford teen whose wild behaviour recently led to the death of her dog Tramp (3) |
| DURRELL | Two Republicans in fight to the death with Liberal naturalist |
| RIGHT | Voltaire's iconic declaration, 'I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your ... to say it' |
| OKCORRAL | The most famous gunfight in the history of the Old West took place at this site in Tombstone, Arizon |
| LEONURIS | Which US novelist wrote the screenplay for the 1957 film Gunfight at the OK Corral? (4,4) |
