| ISRAELINEGYPT | Handel oratorio which starts with mourning for the death of a pharaoh's adviser |
| SHIVA | In Judaism, what is a period of seven days' formal mourning for the dead? (5) |
| ASP | Part of a pharaoh's headdress |
| DIRGE | The strain associated with mourning (5) |
| CYPRESS | Evergreen coniferous tree once associated with mourning (7) |
| CARTOUCHE | Oval around the hieroglyphic name of a pharaoh |
| PLAYEDFORCHEOPS | Performed in front of a pharaoh? |
| GNU | Stampeding animal responsible for the death of the title character of Lion (3) |
| ELENI | 1985 movie (which starts with a vowel and ends with a vowel) for Canadian actress Kate Nelligan |
| OPAL | Which unlucky gem, set in a ring, was blamed for the deaths of Alphonso XII of Spain, his wife and h |
| HERIOT | A fine due to a lord of the manor on the death of a tenant (6) |
| YAHRZEIT | Anniversary of the death of a parent or other close relative, typically marked by the lighting of a candle (8) |
| BANJAMINWEST | U.S.-born painter noted for The Death of General Wolfe (8,4) |
| THEONEFOOTGRAVE | Preparation for the death of Tiddles? (3,3,4,5) |
| FATAL | Responsible for the death of an obese man (5) |
| BENJAMINWEST | London-based American-born painter, best known for The Death of General Wolfe |
| HALFMAST | A flag flown lower down the pole in mourning the death of a distinguished citizen (4,4) |
| IVORY | Which trade is responsible for the deaths of at least 20,000 African elephants each year? (5) |
| OZONE | Bracing air, a belt of which starts with oxygen (5) |
| MOURNS | Feels sorrow for the death of (6) |
