| MADOC | Prince of Welsh folklore who sailed to America |
| PILGRIMS | English emigrants who sailed to America on the Mayflower in 1620 |
| AENEAS | Trojan prince who sailed to Italy to escape the sack of Troy (6) |
| PILGRIM | One of those who sailed to New England in the Mayflower, 1620 (7) |
| ERIKSON | Norse explorer who sailed to North America in the late 10th century (4,7) |
| LEIF | Norse explorer who sailed to North America in the late 10th century (4,7) |
| POLO | Marco who sailed to China |
| MATTHEWPERRY | "Friends" actor [or] Naval officer who sailed to Japan in 1853 |
| DAGAMA | European who sailed to India in 1497 |
| ISOLATED | Like one who sailed to a deserted island |
| VESPUCCI | Explorer and navigator from Florence, 1454-1512, who sailed to the 'New World' four times (8) |
| ROBINHOOD | Legendary outlaw of English folklore, who robbed the rich to give to the poor (5,4) |
| MAGOG | Giant in folklore who, with Gog, survived the destruction of their race by Brutus, legendary founder of Britain |
| OGRESSES | Hideous giant females of folklore who eat children (8) |
| OBERON | In folklore, who is the husband of Titania? (6) |
| BANSHEE | Spirit in Irish folklore who wails to herald a death (7) |
| MULAN | Warrior of Chinese folklore who inspired a 1998 Disney film |
| BABAYAGA | Witch of Slavic folklore who lives in a hut that stands on chicken legs |
| RUMPELSTILTSKIN | Dwarf of German folklore who destroys himself after his name is correctly guessed |
| MEPHISTOPHELES | Demon in German folklore who originally appeared in the Faust legend |
