| OEDIPUS | Which king of Thebes solved the riddle of the sphinx? (7) |
| RIDDLER | One straining to see the Sphinx? |
| LAIUS | According to Greek legend, which king of Thebes was killed unwittingly by his son Oedipus? (5) |
| EGYPT | In which country is the Great Sphinx? (5) |
| ERSKINE | Author of 1903 novel The Riddle of the Sands (7,8) |
| AGUTTER | Jenny, actress who played Clara Dollmann in the 1979 film The Riddle of the Sands (7) |
| MYSTERYGUEST | I hear an American poet solved the riddle of the pseudo hotel patron ... (7,5) |
| CANE | One of man's three legs, in the riddle of the Sphinx |
| RICHARD | Which king of England was known as the Lion-heart (7) |
| NOONE | Before Oedipus, who could answer the riddle of the Sphinx |
| FIGURED | ___ it out : solved the riddle, in a way ? (7) |
| EDWARDV | Which king of England was imprisoned with his brother in the Tower of London and never seen again? (6,1) |
| MAN | Solution to the Riddle of the Sphinx |
| SOLOMON | Which king of Israel was said to be especially wise? (7) |
| TROMMEL | Riddle of the top German general (7) |
| CHILDERS | Erskine. author of the 1903 novel The Riddle Of The Sands (8) |
| SPHINK | The Riddle of the -; episode of Inside No. 9 based on a cryptic crossword (6) |
| ERSKINECHILDERS | The Riddle of the Sands author clinked sherries roughly (7,8) |
| SPYSTORY | Pick out point by British politician in The Riddle of the Sands, for instance (3,5) |
| SANDS | Childers' fiction, "The Riddle of the ___" |
