| EDWARDLEAR | Two Kings for English humorist (6,4) |
| YORK | City long ago installing king for English |
| HENRYJAMES | Kings for author (5,5) |
| KNOCKKNEES | Noticed two kings with nose upturned, a jointly held condition |
| HAKENKREUZ | Two kings Europe brought into New Zealand to support fish as extreme authoritarian emblem |
| RULERS | They may help to draw straight lines for kings, for example (6) |
| EPIC | "King of Kings," for one |
| RUBIK | Cubic character with kings for tips (5) |
| FACECARDS | Kings, for example, confront jokers (4,5) |
| TAKINGS | Give short thanks to kings for profits (7) |
| CARDS | Aces or kings, for example (5) |
| LEAR | Edward, 19c English humorist noted for his nonsense poems (4) |
| EXODUS | Add Gods and Kings for a Ridley Scott biblical epic (6) |
| HOLYROMAN | Empire made up of the varying complex of lands in western and central Europe that was ruled over first by Frankish and then by German kings for 10 centuries (800-1806). (4,5) |
| JEROBOAM | Word, alluding to a "mighty man of valour" in the Book of 1 Kings, for a double-magnum bottle of wine (8) |
| KRAKOWIAK | A work I fancy, one retained by kings, for a Polish folk dance (9) |
| FLICKS | Policeman at King's for the 20s (6) |
| THENAKED | ____ Civil Servant, autobiography by English humorist Quentin Crisp later adapted for film (3,5) |
| LEARNT | Got to know English humorist associated with National Trust |
| LEARN | English humorist with name to memorise |
