| PIEDPIPER | The ___ ___ of Hamelin, narrative poem by Robert Browning about a character hired to remove rats from a town (4,5) |
| NICELY | Certainly remove rat with Grace (6) |
| LODGE | Old stager removes rats from gatehouse (5) |
| SORDELLO | Narrative poem by Robert Browning (8) |
| TAMOSHANTER | 1791 narrative poem by Robert Burns (3,8) |
| AMULET | Charm a Greek character hired out |
| PIPER | The Pied ___ of Hamelin, the main character in a tale of a rat catcher hired by the town to lure rats away |
| PIED | The _ Piper of Hamelin, subject of a poem by Robert Browning (4) |
| ROLAND | Would-be knight who, in a poem by Robert Browning, 'To the Dark Tower came' (6) |
| HAMELIN | 'The Pied Piper of ---', poem by Robert Browning (7) |
| LOVEAMONGTHE | 1855 poem by Robert Browning whose concluding line is "Love is best" (4,5,3) |
| REDROSE | Flower compared to love in a poem by Robert Burns that was recited by the Prince of Wales in a BBC Scotland audio project (3,4) |
| INCHCAPE | Another name for the Bell Rock, a notorious reef off the east coast of Angus, subject of a famous poem by Robert Southey |
| DUCHESS | My Last ___, 1842 poem by Robert Browning (7) |
| LIPPI | Fra Lippo ___, poem by Robert Browning (5) |
| ABROAD | Home-Thoughts, From ____, poem by Robert Browning written in 1845 (6) |
| RUINS | 1855 poem by Robert Browning whose concluding line is "Love is best" (5) |
| TAM | Short word for a woollen cap that derives its name from that of a hero in a poem by Robert Burns (3) |
| WRITERSTRUST | The 'Journey Prize' is one of the 10 literary awards bestowed by The ___ ___ of canada |
| SUNPARLOUR | Nickname for the municipality of Leamington in the southernmost part of Ontario, 'The ___ ___ of Canada' |
