| PURISTS | Sticking to tradition sorts |
| EXPLORE | Look into international show not totally sticking to traditions (7) |
| TREVI | According to tradition, if visitors to Rome throw a coin into this baroque fountain they will return to the city |
| BROOM | Plant with vanilla-scented golden flowers whose Latin name planta genista is said to have given rise to the name of the Plantagenet dynasty, according to tradition (5) |
| OAK | According to tradition, what tree was associated with the god of thunder because it was thought to be the tree most likely to be hit by lightning? (3) |
| CUCKOO | Bird, that according to tradition, can be heard between St Tiburtius' Day (April 14) to St John's Day (June 24) (6) |
| PURIST | Stickler to tradition |
| AHISTORIC | Indifferent to tradition |
| ROME | City founded by twin brothers raised by a she-wolf according to tradition (4) |
| BEES | Honey-producing insects who must be notified by a family member if their keeper dies, according to tradition (4) |
| HORSA | According to tradition, a 5th Century warrior and brother of Hengist, who took part in the invasion and conquest of Britain (5) |
| ATTHEENDOFTHERAINBOW | Where, according to tradition, there is something valuable if you can get there |
| ISHMAEL | Emil has nomadic Arab forebear, according to tradition (7) |
| SOLOMONID | This African dynasty was made up by a line of Ethiopian emperors who, according to tradition, were descended from Menilek I, the son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (Makeda). (9) |
| ELLE | According to tradition, the Saxon founder of Sussex, England (4) |
| HAREDI | Groups within Orthodox Judaism who strictly adhere to tradition sped over island (6) |
| KORAN | The sacred scripture of Islam, revealed according to tradition by the angel Gabriel (one spelling) (5) |
| RUNNYMEDE | According to tradition, in which meadow was the Magna Carta signed? (9) |
| LILY | According to tradition, which flower sprang from the repentant tears of Eve as she went forth from Paradise? (4) |
| NINJA | Martial arts exponent contributing to tradition in Japan (5) |
