| RUMI | One-named poet from the 13th century |
| EASELS | Superseding the mural or wall painting in popularity from the 13th century, structures for supporting artists' canvases in ateliers, galleries, studios or en plein air (6) |
| EDDA | Collection of early Icelandic literature, dating from the 13th century (4) |
| HAPSBURG | Leading European imperial dynasty from the 13th century to 1918 (8) |
| TIORAMCASTLE | Ruined fortress near Acharacle, dating from the 13th century (6,6) |
| MEDIEVAL | From the 13th century |
| LANDGRAVE | From the 13th century to 1806, a German count who ruled over a specified territory |
| OTTOMAN | Turkish dynasty that ruled an empire from the 13th century until after World War I (7) |
| BRECHIN | Scottish town in Angus whose cathedral dates from the 13th century (7) |
| POLAND | Wieliczka Salt Mine, continuously operating from the 13th century until 1996, is where? (6) |
| LOUISEGLUCK | The Wild Iris poet from the US who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020: 2 wds. |
| ENNOBLED | Gave title to book the French poet from the south pens |
| MINNESINGER | German amatory lyric poet from the 12th and 13th centuries (11) |
| WORDSWORTH | Romantic poet from The Script is good value in the material sense (10) |
| DRABBEST | Poet from the East of the highest quality or most dreary (8) |
| DRAB | Rather dull old poet from the east (4) |
| SAPPHO | Greek poet from the island of Lesbos (6) |
| OSSIAN | Questionable poet from the east held in Sinai's solitude (6) |
| OILIEST | Most smooth, detailed poet from the east has India at heart (7) |
| ANON | At once, to poets from the 1700s |
