| EDMUNDI | King of England from 939-946, grandson of Alfred the Great (6,1) |
| ATHELSTAN | Grandson of Alfred the Great who was the first acknowledged king of all England (925-39) (9) |
| EDMUND | English king (939-946) |
| ROHANRIVETT | Which Melbourne writer, the grandson of Alfred Deakin, wrote Behind Bamboo (1946) |
| DANELAW | Part of England in the time of Alfred the Great |
| WANTAGE | Small town in south-east England (pop 11,000), the birthplace of Alfred the Great (7) |
| ELDER | Edward the -; son of Alfred the Great who was king of Wessex from 899-924 (5) |
| TIN | Metal "Sn", mentioned in the writings of Alfred the Great; or, a rectangular loaf of bread baked in a container of the same name (3) |
| ETHELRED | Name shared by the elder brother of Alfred the Great, and the 'Unready' half-brother of Edward the Martyr (8) |
| ASHDOWN | AEthelred and a young Alfred the Great defeated the Danes at the battle of ___ in AD 871 (7) |
| CORNWELL | Author whose Saxon Stories including The Last Kingdom recount the life of Alfred the Great as told by Uhtred of Bebbanburg (8) |
| CHRONICLE | The Anglo-Saxon - - -, manuscript created during the reign of Alfred the Great (9) |
| REDFLAG | Warning sign touched Alfred the Great in the head (3,4) |
| ANGLO | _ -Saxon Chronicle, historical manuscript originally created during the reign of Alfred the Great (5) |
| RONALDO | Cristiano ___, soccer star with the most career goals (946) |
| ROYALMINT | Government-owned company founded in London c. 886 in the time of Alfred the Great (5,4) |
| ASSER | Monk, biographer of Alfred the Great; sears (anag.) |
| JACCUSE | Name given to the open letter written by Emile Zola in defence of Alfred Dreyfus (7) |
| EGBERT | Grandfather of Alfred the Great |
| MERCIA | Kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England which became one of Alfred the Great's territories (6) |
