| HASBEEN | Was an important person, once (3-4) |
| TORTOSA | Port in N.E. Spain on the Ebro River which was an important Moorish town (7) |
| ROSTOCK | Baltic seaport that was an important Hanseatic city in the 14th century (7) |
| KNOSSOS | Bronze Age archaeological site in Crete which was an important centre of the Minoan civilisation (7) |
| BIGSHOT | An important person (3,4) |
| KINGPIN | Pink gin ordered for an important person (4-3) |
| LEXICON | Vocabulary of large person once idolised (7) |
| LEADING | Pat may be such an important person in pathology (7,4) |
| RETINUE | An entourage accompanying an important person (7) |
| GRANDEE | Terrible greed that consumes an important person (7) |
| HOTSHOT | Informally, an important person or expert, especially when showy (7) |
| ACOLYTE | Assistant of an important person, anagram of COY TALE (7) |
| DIGNITY | An important person lacking the first signs of any real self-worth |
| HAVANA | Cuban city that was an important trading port for pirates |
| DENHAM | Village in Buckinghamshire, near Gerrards Cross, which was an important centre of the film industry (6) |
| SPELT | Species of wheat that was an important staple in parts of Europe from the Bronze Age to medieval times |
| CHLORINE | Halogen used to sterilize water and wastes, and it's used as a bleaching agent for paper or textiles. During World War I, it was an important component of phosgene gas. |
| KOCHI | It was an important spice trading centre on the west coast of India |
| BRINDISI | Port in S.E. Italy which was an important naval base in Roman times (8) |
| THOU | Second person once employed in Somerset House (4) |
