| CHASTEN | Subdue follower of Charles the Ninth? (7) |
| WALKOFFSHAME | Humiliation of the pitcher who gives up the game winner in the bottom of the ninth? |
| METHODIST | Follower of Charles Wesley (9) |
| ORDINAL | Lively old air, inspiring finale of Beethoven's ninth? (7) |
| SINCERE | Frank or Ernie's confused about Charles the First (7) |
| LAMB | What was the surname of Charles, the English essayist who, with his sister Mary, wrote Tales from Shakespeare? (4) |
| PARLIAMENTARIAN | Opponent of Charles the First (15) |
| CAVALIER | One of Charles the First's supporters is offhand (8) |
| VENN | Surname of Charles, the Casualty actor who took part in Strictly in 2018 (4) |
| ROLLO | Norse war leader whose fief from Charles the Simple formed the basis of the duchy of Normandy (5) |
| NEUSS | An important city on the Rhine River and the site of a crossing, which city withstood the year-long siege by Charles the Bold from 1474 to 1475 and, as a reward, was permitted to mint its own coins? ( |
| THEMORNINGAFTER | Ordered ninth? AM of regret! (3,7,5) |
| GRANDREMONSTRANCE | List of grievances presented to Charles the First by the English Parliament on December 1 1641 which partly precipitated the English Civil War (5,12) |
| MAD | Charles the ___, epithet given to Charles VI of France (1368-1422) |
| THIRD | Current King of the United Kingdom, Charles the ___ |
| CHARLEMAGNE | King of the Franks, known as Charles the Great (11) |
| SEEKINGOUT | Show Charles the exit, on the hunt (7,3) |
| EAMES | Charles - the designer of the lounge chair and ottoman. (5) |
| LIFELINE | Cat past fifty-one - is it making use of its ninth? |
| HANDEL | Symphonic composer of the famous 9th? (6) |
