| GILDED | Not marble, nor the - monuments / Of princes shall outlive this powerful rhyme (Shak., Sonnet 55) |
| MONUMENTS | Sonnet 55: Not marble nor the gilded ___ / Of princes shall outlive this powerful rhyme, / But you shall shine more bright in these contents / Than unswept stone besmeared with sluttish time. |
| NOR | "Not marble, ___ the gilded monuments / Of princes ...": Shak. |
| DUBLIN | The Spire or The Monument of Light is located in this city in Ireland (6) |
| LIVORNO | Tuscan port city home to the Monument of the Four Moors |
| HAL | Prince shall be undressed (3) |
| TOUROFLOMBARDY | English name for the cycling race that is traditionally the last of the five 'Monuments' of the season (4,2,8) |
| MIM | When Disney made an animated version of The Sword In The Stone, this powerful witch duelled with Merlin over the young Arthur; Madam ... |
| ARLES | The Roman and Romanesque monuments of this French city were given Unesco World Heritage status in 1981 (5) |
| BORGIA | Rodrigo (Pope Alexander VI) and Cesare were two notable members of this powerful Italian family of Spanish origin (6) |
| GREATFIRE | The Monument in the City of London commemorates this event of 1666 (5,4) |
| SEVENWONDERS | Monuments of classical antiquity ... or what literally is missing from this puzzle |
| GRIMALDI | Monaco's Prince Rainier III was a member of this powerful dynasty and royal house |
| TSAR | This powerful character is a creation of Lawrence, a famous writer from Steart (4) |
| ORSINI | Members of this powerful Roman family included popes Nicholas III and Benedict XIII (6) |
| STAIR | One of 311 at the Monument to the Great Fire of London |
| TOTEMPOLES | Symbolic carved monuments of the Northwest Coast: 2 wds. |
| GEORGE | ___ Clooney, 20D's co-star in the Ocean's films and The Monuments Men (6) |
| PYRAMIDS | Greek word for the monuments near the Sphinx at Giza built by pharaohs Khufu, Khafre or Menkaure (8) |
| CLOONEY | George, U.S. actor who directed and starred in the 2014 war film The Monuments Men (7) |
