| RUSKIN | John ___, English art critic and social reformer who was a champion of the Gothic Revival and the Pre-Raphaelites |
| PUGIN | Architect, polemicist and principal proponent of the Gothic revival who wrote Contrasts and collaborated with Sir Charles Barry on the detail, fittings and furnishings of the Palace of Westminster (5) |
| LANDTAX | The 19th-century US economist Henry George was a champion of this as the sole source of government revenues (4,3) |
| HILL | Social reformer who was one of the co-founders of the National Trust (4) |
| CONRADPLA | Born-in-madrid-spain Canadian actor who was a champion kickboxer: 2 wds. |
| WALPOLE | Horace -; author of The Castle of Otranto who lived at the Gothic revival villa Strawberry Hill (7) |
| JOHNRUSKIN | 19th-century English art critic and social reformer whose works include Modern Painters and Unto this Last (4,6) |
| REEVE | Clara ___, English novelist of the Gothic school who authored The Champion Of Virtue aka The Old English Baron (5) |
| SUGER | Advisor to both Louis VI and Louis VII whose supervision of the rebuilding of Saint-Denis as its abbot was key in the development of the Gothic architectural style (5) |
| GOLIATH | In 1 Samuel 17, a champion of the Philistines who is killed by a shepherd (7) |
| ARCHDUKE | Title of Luis Salvador of Austria who is revered as a champion of Mallorca's wildlife for his conservation activities on the island during the late 19th and early 20th centuries (8) |
| SEWELL | Brian ___, controversial English art critic, who was the illegitimate son of the composer Peter Warlock |
| ANNIEBESANT | British-born theosophist, writer and political reformer who was the first female president of the Indian National Congress (5,6) |
| BOURGES | The Gothic cathedral of Saint-Etienne, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992, dominates this French city. It was constructed in 50 years, beginning at the end of the 12th century, |
| KNEBWORTH | Village in Hertfordshire, site of a Gothic Revival house that was the seat of the Lytton family, including writer Edward, for some 500 years (9) |
| CLARAREEVE | Novelist of the 'Gothic' school who authored The Champion Of Virtue (5,5) |
| HERO | Was a leading man a champion of the Roman era? (4) |
| ROGERFRY | English art critic and member of the Bloomsbury group (5,3) |
| COBBETT | William ___, English journalist and social reformer who founded The Political Register and wrote Rural Rides |
| ELIZABETHFRY | English prison reformer who was depicted on the Bank of England £5 note until 2016 (9,3) |
