| ELCID | Hero of a Spanish epic poem from the 12th century (2,3) |
| CLINK | The _, Southwark prison which operated from the 12th century until 1780 (5) |
| ZARAGOZA | City in northeast Spain on the River Ebro; capital of the Kingdom of Aragon from the 12th century (8) |
| MIO | "Cantar de ___ Cid" (Spanish epic poem) |
| CID | "Cantar de Mio ___" (Spanish epic poem) |
| SIGMA | Eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet and title of Isabelle Baafis poem from the Dec/Jan 2025 issue (5) |
| RILKE | German poet and author of Poems From The Book Of Hours, Rainer Maria ... |
| ILIAD | Epic poem from Virgil I admire (5) |
| FLEET | A London river, which gave its name to a city prison that was in use from the 12th to 19th centuries (5) |
| NANCY | French city, capital of the Dukes of Lorraine in the 12th century (5) |
| SIENA | This Italian city was originally an Etruscan settlement that grew to become ancient Roman city. Its cathedral was begun in the 12th century in the Romanesque style but transformed in the 13th century |
| SHANG | Dynasty that ruled in China from around the 18th to the 12th century BC (5) |
| LIEUTENANT | Type of Colonel who wrote a famous poem from the viewpoint of the dead |
| CANTO | Section of a long poem from American torch singer |
| RABAT | Capital city in north Africa (pop about 580,000), founded in the 12th century (5) |
| LYRIC | Poem from a musically rich heritage (5) |
| HIAWATHA | The Song of ___, epic poem from 1855 by Henry Longfellow (8) |
| HAIKU | Type of poem from Japan (5) |
| ELEGY | Poem from English stage, "Journey's End" |
| RHYME | Simple poem from Frost that's recited (5) |
