| HOTPOTATO | The controversial issue of The Duke of York presumably feeling the heat (3,6) |
| MUSTERMEN | In 2.2, the Duke of York is informed of the Duke of Hereford's arrival. What does he command these three gentlemen to do? |
| UPANDDOWN | Variable marching orders issued by the Duke of York (2,3,4) |
| INAPICKLE | Feeling the heat up the creek (2,1,6) |
| REMAINNEUTER | In 2.3, the Duke of Hereford encounters the Duke of York near Berkeley. After much discussion of sovereignty and laying claims to the throne, what does the Duke of York do? |
| SYONHOUSE | Built in the sixteenth century and with interiors redesigned by Robert Adam in 1762, the London home of the Duke of Northumberland (4,5) |
| SEDGEMOOR | A low-lying plain in Central Somerset, scene of the defeat of the Duke of Monmouth in 1685 (9) |
| BADMINTON | Sport named after the seat of the Duke of Beaufort (9) |
| RAMILLIES | Battle in 1706 under the leadership of the Duke of Marlborough (9) |
| ALGERHISS | US official convicted of spying - Richard Nixon was a prominent figure in the controversial trial (5,4) |
| GOREVIDAL | Author of the controversial 1968 satirical novel Myra Breckinridge |
| EARLPERCY | Title of the Duke of Northumberland's heir apparent (4,5) |
| APOLOGIST | Defender of the controversial |
| RIGOLETTO | Hunchbacked jester of the Duke of Mantua |
| ALDERSHOT | Town in Hampshire with a large statue of the Duke of Wellington that was originally situated in Hyde Park (9) |
| GROSVENOR | Surname of the Duke of Westminster |
| NEWAMSTERDAM | Dutch settlement at the southern tip of Manhattan Island renamed in honour of the Duke of York in 1664 (3,9) |
| EUGENIE | What is the first name of the Duke of York's younger daughter? (7) |
| ORCHESTRAPITS | Chair protests about lowest level position of the Duke of York? (9,4) |
| RUSHDIE | Surname of the author of the controversial 1988 novel, 'The Satanic Verses' (7) |
