| BELSHAZZAR | Last king of Babylon before its capture by Cyrus in 539 BC |
| NABONIDUS | Last king of Babylon before it fell to the Persian conqueror Cyrus The Great in 539 BC; father of Belshazzar (9) |
| ABEDNEGO | In the Book of Daniel, one of three men thrown into a fiery pit for refusing to bow to an image of the king of Babylon (8) |
| HAMMURABI | King of Babylon who became the first king of the Babylonian Empire following the abdication of his father, Sin-Muballit |
| NABUCCO | Giuseppe Verdi opera composed in 1841 whose title character is king of Babylon (7) |
| NEBUCHADNEZZAR | King of Babylon, and destroyer of Jerusalem (14) |
| PESHAWAR | Large city in Pakistan (pop over 2.3 million), dating from at least 539 BC (8) |
| CROESUS | The last king of Lydia, defeated by Cyrus the Great (7) |
| PERSIA | Empire created by Cyrus The Great, later conquered by Alexander The Great (6) |
| TWERK | Dance that became a viral hit when appropriated by Miley Cyrus in 2013 (5) |
| ACHYBREAKYHEART | Song recorded by U.S. singer/songwriter Billy Ray Cyrus in 1992 (4,6,5) |
| TDS | QB Peyton Manning has an NFL passing record 539 of them |
| MONTANA | US TV series starring Miley Cyrus in the title role (6,7) |
| HANNAH | US TV series starring Miley Cyrus in the title role (6,7) |
| HANNAHMONTANA | U.S. teen sitcom starring Miley Cyrus in the title role (6,7) |
| URGENCY | Agitated e.g. run little Cyrus in haste (7) |
| CLEOPATRA | Egyptian queen who killed herself by allowing an asp to bite her in order to avoid capture by Octavi |
| FALLTO | Begin vigorous action resulting in capture by enemy (4,2) |
| ENEMA | Purge of rebellious soldiers after capture by each |
| SNITCH | The Golden ___ small enchanted ball in Quidditch whose capture by 38D ends the game |
