| HILLIARD | Who raised the art of miniature portraiture to its highest development? |
| BENEFACTOR | One who raised the foundation (10) |
| BONSAI | Japanese art of miniature tree cultivation (6) |
| MERIDIAN | Point of highest development |
| RIPEST | At the highest development |
| CEVENNES | French mountain range in the south of the Massif Central rising to its highest point at Mont Lozere (8) |
| ANNAPURNA | - I; rising to its highest point at 26,545 ft, a massif and ultra-prominent peak in the Himalayas which is one of the 14 eight-thousanders (9) |
| ALPS | Rising some 15,776 ft to its highest peak at Mont Blanc and also containing the Matterhorn, the highest mountain system entirely in Europe (4) |
| INCOMETAX | In 1939 in Britain, this levy was raised to its highest ever figure of 7/6d in the pound (6,3) |
| URALS | The -; rising to its highest peak at Mount Narodnaya, the short name for a range forming a natural b |
| CRANBORNE | Chase; rising to its highest point at Win Green, an AONB forming part of the West Wiltshire Downs (9) |
| CHARM | Each one of a series of miniature trinkets worn on a bracelet; flock of goldfinches; hum of voices; a spell; or, a type of elementary particle (5) |
| GRAFFITI | Amir H. Fallah challenges the nature of portraiture with his work. He draws on his academic training as well as his experience in another medium, its name derived from an Italian word that means "to s |
| VANDYCK | Painter who founded the English school of portraiture and died in London in 1641 (3,4) |
| PYRENEES | Rising 11,168ft to its highest point at Pico d'Aneto, a range of mountains forming a natural border between France and Spain (8) |
| CLOCHE | From the French meaning "bell", a type of miniature greenhouse for protecting young vegetable plants from the elements or to germinate seedlings (6) |
| SIEVE | Utensil also called a strainer or riddle that is one of the symbols in portraiture of Elizabeth I (5) |
| ARCHIBALD | From 1921 the ... Prize has been considered the most important portraiture award for Australian arti |
| EXMOOR | National Park with sections in both Somerset and Devon, rising to its highest point at Dunkery Beaco |
| CREST | Rise to its highest level |
