| PATERNOSTERROW | London street which, for over 300 years, was the home of publishers and booksellers |
| FERMAT | Discoverer of a theorem unproven for over 300 years |
| ABA | For bankers, basketball, lawyers and booksellers |
| COCKROACH | What creature has existed on Earth for over 300 million years? (9) |
| DOWNINGSTREET | The London street which contains the official residences of the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer (7,6) |
| DRURYLANE | London street which, in a nursery rhyme, is home to the Muffin Man (5,4) |
| REGENT | London street which runs through Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus (6) |
| OLDMAID | In the past, a single lady of advanced years was described thus |
| INVICTUS | ___ Games, international sporting competition for over three hundred wounded, injured and sick soldiers held in London in September (8) |
| GRAHAM | Lukas, pop band whose song 7 Years was a UK No. 1 hit in 2016 (6) |
| EDITORIALS | Articles expressing opinions of publishers argue solitaire is dead, controversially |
| BOON | Half of publishers benefit |
| PARTHIA | Ancient land in what is now north-east Iran, where an empire, lasting about 500 years, was founded by Arsaces I (7) |
| COLCHIS | In Greek mythology, it was the home of Medea and the destination of the Argonauts, a place of great wealth. In The Merchant of Venice (act 1, scene 1), Bassanio says, "Hang on her temples like a golde |
| ELEVEN | Number of the property on Downing Street which is the official residence of Chancellor of the Exchequer (6) |
| RIODEJANEIRO | City which, for 13 years in the 19th century, was the only European capital outside of Europe |
| MAINTENON | Which part of Paris was the home of the second wife of Louis XIV who was once known as Madame Scarron? (9) |
| ROTTENROW | Street which was formerly the site of the Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital (9) |
| DELFT | Dutch city which was the home of painter Jan Vermeer, famous for its blue and white pottery (5) |
| MUDDY | The Greek letter to the theologian at the beginning of the year was grubby (5) |
