| JOHNKNOX | Theologian born around 1514 who was the foremost leader of the Scottish reformation (4,4) |
| PIANO | Fats Waller was the foremost exponent of the New York "stride school" playing on what? (5) |
| STURGEON | Nicola ---, leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of Scotland since 2014 (8) |
| ACHILLES | In Greek myths, the foremost of the Greek warriors at the siege of Troy, killed by Paris (8) |
| HEPWORTH | Who (Dame Barbara _) was one of the foremost sculptors of her time? (8) |
| DAVIDSON | Ruth ___, former leader of the Scottish Conservatives (8) |
| AGEGROUP | A number of people born around the same time in Prague go bananas (3,5) |
| MARYROSE | With the sister boat Peter Pomegranate, Henry VIII's warship whose first sailing master Thomas Spert accepted the royal charter for Trinity House in 1514 (4,4) |
| ALPHABET | Letters mixed up in this anagram of "Paul has to be the foremost of pillocks!" (8,4) |
| SATIRIST | Anglo-Irish author Jonathan Swift is considered one of the foremost writers of this kind (8) |
| TAVERNER | John, English composer born around 1490 noted for his sacred works (8) |
| JOSEPHUS | Flavius, Jewish priest and historian born around AD 37 (8) |
| NOSECONE | The foremost section of a missile or spacecraft, designed to withstand high temperatures (4,4) |
| VANGUARD | A covered vehicle watchman for the foremost division of an army |
| AQUARIAN | One born around January-February |
| NEPALESE | They are born around Eastern alps perhaps (8) |
| AESOP | 'The Phrygian has spoken better than all,' the King of Lydia is supposed to have remarked of this Greek slave born around 620BC who put together stories like The Hare And The Tortoise and The Boy Who |
| LITTORAL | Coastal region enlightened the foremost of travellers speaking (8) |
| DAIHATSU | Car manufacturer Audi has the foremost models (8) |
| SARTO | Florentine painter of the High Renaissance whose notable works include The Nativity of the Virgin (1514) |
