| EGERIA | In Roman mythology, a nymph who advised Numa, second king of Rome (6) |
| NUMAPOMPILIUS | Legendary second king of Rome, said to have succeeded Romulus in 715 BC (4,9) |
| NUMA | Second king of Rome, Romulus's successor (Livy 1.18) |
| PYRAMUS | In Roman mythology, a Babylonian youth, lover of Thisbe (7) |
| QUIRINUS | In Roman mythology, a god of war (8) |
| CACUS | In Roman mythology, a fire-breathing giant killed by Hercules (5) |
| DAPHNE | In mythology, a nymph who was turned into a laurel bush, to save her from Apollo (6) |
| ANCILE | Shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome. (6) |
| ARETHUSA | In Greek mythology, a nymph who became a fountain on the island of Ortygia in Sicily |
| XERXES | Former king backed second king (6) |
| WRECKS | King of Rome heard in ruins |
| XEROMA | Problem with seeing a second king overturned |
| CALLISTO | In Greek mythology, a nymph who was changed into a bear by Hera (8) |
| SENECA | Roman playwright who advised Nero |
| GERGEN | CNN senior political analyst David who advised four administrations |
| ECHO | In Greek mythology, a nymph who, spurned by Narcissus, pined away until only her voice remained (4) |
| ATHENA | Goddess who advised Odysseus |
| COLSON | Chuck who advised Nixon |
| DAVID | Shepherd who fought Goliath and became second king of Israel (5) |
| COMUS | In late Roman mythology, a god of revelry (5) |
