| LUCREZIA | ___ Borgia, Italian noblewoman and daughter of Pope Alexander VI (8) |
| LUCREZIABORGIA | Italian noblewoman and the daughter of Pope Alexander VI attended an orgy held at the Vatican? (8,6) |
| CESARE | ___ Borgia, cited by Machiavelli as an example of a "prince" (6) |
| CATHERINEDEMEDICI | Italian noblewoman and wife to Henry II of France (9,2,6) |
| BORGIA | Lucrezia -, daughter of Pope Alexander VI |
| CESAREBORGIA | Italian cardinal, politician and military leader, son of Pope Alexander VI (6,6) |
| CONTESSA | Adventure stories by largely sad Italian noblewoman (8) |
| MARCHESA | Italian noblewoman walks briskly away (8) |
| IRONS | Actor whose roles range from the voice of Scar to Pope Alexander VI (5) |
| ADOLFO | ___ Celi, actor who played Largo in the Bond film Thunderball and Pope Alexander VI in The Borgias ( |
| POISONED | Slew, a la Lucrezia Borgia |
| FABIO | First name of Pope Alexander VII |
| DUCHESS | Noblewoman and duke united by board game |
| DONIZETTI | Surname of the Italian composer whose operas included Lucia di Lammermoor and Lucrezia Borgia |
| AMORAL | Unprincipled constituents of Burnham or Alexander (6) |
| DOWNER | Who was the leader of the opposition 1994-95, Alexander... (6) |
| PIUSIII | Pope who supported the House of Borgia |
| ESSA | 'Cont' completer (Italian noblewoman) |
| ROXANA | Steer ran over a Mrs Alexander (6) |
| ZVEREV | German tennis player who won his 20th ATP title title in in 2023, Alexander (6) |
