| BOARS | Targets of medieval hunts |
| PORTCULLIS | Type of medieval gate in the form of a latticed grille depicted on the coat of arms or logo of the U |
| AQUITAINE | Eleanor of ---, medieval queen consort of France and England; the mother of King Richard I and King John (9) |
| BESTIARY | Richly-illustrated type of compendium of real or fabled animals; a characteristic product of medieval England (8) |
| GAUNTLET | A glove worn as part of medieval armour, usually made of leather and covered with plates of steel (8) |
| MICHAEL | Two rocky islands off the coast of County Kerry in southwestern Ireland are called the Skelligs. One, known as Skellig ___, was once home to a group of medieval monks, whose buildings, made of stone, |
| REDKITE | Once commonly swooping through the streets of medieval London, ridding the city of waste, a graceful fork-tailed bird of prey that has been saved from extinction (3,4) |
| HOLYGRAIL | According to one set of medieval legends, what was brought by angels, guarded on the top of a mountain by a group of pure knights and would vanish if approached by anyone impure? (4,5) |
| ALEXANDER | Name of three kings of medieval Scotland (9) |
| LANGUEDOC | Group of medieval French dialects spoken south of the Loire also called occitan (6,3) |
| CATHARSIS | Purification of member of medieval sect and little relation |
| MOTTE | Raised mound of earth, surrounded by a ditch, a popular feature of medieval castles (5) |
| SAMURAIS | Members of the military caste of medieval Japan (8) |
| CAROUSEL | Also called a merry-go-round, a type of ride whose name derives from the jousting traditions of medieval knights (8) |
| HERBS | Plants such as meadowsweet, tansy and hyssop listed in Thomas Tusser's five Hundred Points of Good Husbandrie that were strewn on the floors of Medieval houses (5) |
| ELEANOR | First name of three wives of medieval English kings |
| WANSDYKE | This leading entertainer has a swanky place in the back of beyond, built to give views of medieval earthworks in Wiltshire (8) |
| MINSTREL | Name one of a class of medieval musicians (8) |
| TABARDS | Frocks of medieval peasantry originally, later emblazoned tunics of heralds or knights; or, aprons (7) |
| RINKS | Word for jousting grounds of medieval Scottish knights first, now stretches of ice for curling/skating (5) |
