| IRONSIDE | What is the cognomen of Edmund II, king of England from April 23 to October 18, 1016? (8) |
| LIBRA | The sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22 (5) |
| ETHELRED | - II, King of England from 978--1013 and 1014-16 (8) |
| BRUMAIRE | Second month of the French revolutionary calendar, extending from Oct 23 to Nov 21; the month of mist (8) |
| GLORIANA | Nickname of Queen Elizabeth I, from the protagonist of Edmund Spenser's epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590-6) (8) |
| SCAEVOLA | Cognomen of members of the Gens Mucia, notably Gaius who attempted to assassinate Porsenna |
| STGEORGE | The heavenly protector of England, feast day April 23 (2,6) |
| ABDULLAH | --- II, King of Jordan since 1999 (8) |
| NICKNAME | What is a cognomen? (8) |
| STARKERS | Such as 2, king and queens with nothing on (8) |
| UNREADY | 'The ___', epithet of Ethelred II, King of England 978-1013 and 1014-1016 (7) |
| MEDDLESOME | "Will no-one rid me of this _ priest?": quote attributed to Henry II, King of England (10) |
| SURNAMES | Family cognomens (8) |
| GALILEO | Name of the robotic U.S. spacecraft launched on October 18, 1989, by the space shuttle Atlantis. It traveled to Jupiter in 1994 for extended orbital study of the planet, its magnetic field, and its mo |
| EDDY | - the Fair; modernisation of the name of the eldest son of Edmund I who was approximately 15 years o |
| NEOGENE | First epoch of the Neogene Period of the Cenozoic Era, lasting from about 23 to 5 million years ago (7) |
| CAESAR | Cognomen of the dictator Gaius Julius who formed the First Triumvirate with Crassus and Pompey (6) |
| DRAMA | An elaborate fuss or "to do" - from Shakespearean tragedy and theatre of justice scene to a friend's histrionic song and dance or performance in the style of Edmund Kean (5) |
| RUFUS | William ___, name by which William II, king of England, was known (5) |
| CNUT | King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him. |
