| PEPIN | ___ the Short, father of Charlemagne and founder of the Carolingian dynasty (5) |
| PEPINTHESHORT | Who was the father of Charlemagne, deposed Childeric III in 751 and, as King of the Franks, began the Carolingian dynasty? (5,3,5) |
| WENTI | Emperor of China and founder of the Sui dynasty (3-2) |
| TUDOR | Welsh adventurer, squire and founder of the English royal house whose monarchs included Henry VIII, "Bloody Mary" and Elizabeth I (5) |
| SHRUB | "___: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush" (Molly Ivins book) |
| ELSIE | --- Inglis, Scottish doctor, suffragist and founder of the Scottish Women's Hospitals (5) |
| JONES | Brian _, musician and founder of the Rolling Stones who died in 1969 (5) |
| OAKEY | Lead vocalist and founder of The Human League, Phil _ (5) |
| NOYON | Town in Oise, France; scene of the coronation of Charlemagne (5) |
| BOOTH | General and founder of the Salvation Army (5) |
| OGIER | Legendary knight of Charlemagne |
| ABRAHAM | The father of Isaac and founder of the Hebrew people in the Old Testament (7) |
| CYRUSTHEGREAT | King of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire who died in 529 BC (5,3,5) |
| PHANTOMTIMEHYPOTHESIS | Conspiracy theory that the Carolingian period didn't actually exist |
| BERRYGORDY | _ _ Jr, songwriter, record producer and founder of the Motown record label (5,5) |
| VESPASIAN | Emperor of Rome and founder of the Flavian dynasty (9) |
| MOON | Chairman of the LNWR and founder of the Snowdon Mountain Railway (7) |
| RICHARD | Chairman of the LNWR and founder of the Snowdon Mountain Railway (7) |
| HUGHCAPET | King of France who succeeded the last Carolingian king, Louis V, in 987 (4,5) |
| INSTRUCTED | Taught in primary school to recall short father on the box (10) |
