| CARTA | Sir Edward Coke of Holkham Hall interpreted the famous Magna ... to challenge the royal power of James 1, then Charles 1 (5) |
| ROME | The colonnade in the Marble Hall of Holkham Hall was copied from that of the Temple of Fortuna Virilis in ... (4) |
| BOWLER | Hat originally designed by Edward Coke; or, a cricketer who delivers the ball to an opposing batter (6) |
| BOWLERHAT | Head accessory originally created by Lock & Co for Edward Coke's gamekeepers at Holkham in Norfolk (6,3) |
| SODA | Coke of Pepsi |
| TOPCLASS | Alpha female snorts coke of high quality |
| CITYHALL | When it seems impossible to challenge the power of the establishment it's said, 'You can't fight ... |
| KENT | Painter-turned-architect who, in collaboration with Lord Burlington, constructed Holkham Hall in the Palladian style for Thomas Coke, the 1st Earl of Leicester (4) |
| TYCHOBRAHE | Danish astronomer whose observation of a supernova led him to challenge the Aristotelian belief in unchanging celestial bodies (5,5) |
| MARX | Philosopher who wrote, "The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it" |
| CONTENDER | How decent of Ron to challenge the title-holder! (9) |
| ELTON | Sir ... John played Carrow Road in 2005 and Holkham Hall in 2009 (5) |
| DOUBLECROSSING | Cheating to challenge the bid for bridge (6-8) |
| NORFOLK | English county that includes the stately home Holkham Hall (7) |
| COKE | Thomas William ?, English politician and agriculturist born in 1754 associated with Holkham Hall, Norfolk |
| BURNHAM | Overy Staithe, village near Holkham Hall (7) |
| BREAD | Bishop interpreted the meaning of money (5) |
| ORACLES | They interpreted the words of gods (7) |
| DANIEL | Hebrew prophet who interpreted the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar (6) |
| PASSWORD | In answer to the challenge, the twit raised the weapon (8) |
