| DECERVANTES | see 3dn, Spanish author of 17th-century satire Don Quixote (6,2,9) |
| MIGUEL | and 6dn, Spanish author of 17th-century satire Don Quixote (6,2,9) |
| BYRON | Author of verse satire Don Juan (5) |
| CERVANTES | Miguel de ---, Spanish author of Don Quixote (9) |
| IBANEZ | Vicente Blasco, Spanish author of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (6) |
| LORCA | Federico Garcia, Spanish author of The House of Bernarda Alba (5) |
| FEDERICOGARCIALORCA | Spanish author of Blood Wedding and The House of Bernarda Alba (8,6,5) |
| WINSTANLEY | Gerrard ___, political activist; leader of 17th-century English group the True Levellers (10) |
| ELZEVIR | Family of 17th century Dutch printers or the type used on their editions (7) |
| DIGGERS | Followers of 17th-century radical Gerrard Winstanley (7) |
| ELIZABETHAN | Period of 17th century English queen (11) |
| JACOBEAN | A male in trousers mostly of 17th century design (8) |
| WITCH | Target of 17th-century "hunts" in Catalonia |
| STAR | Notorious court of 17th-century England (4,7) |
| CHAMBER | Notorious court of 17th-century England (4,7) |
| RIGADOON | Lively jig-like couples dance similar to the bourree, of 17th-century Provencal origin (8) |
| PEPYS | His diary contained detailed descriptions of 17th century disasters in England (5) |
| EXSCIND | Word of 17th century origin meaning to cut off or out |
| HENRY | First name of 17th-century English composer Purcell (5) |
| ABEL | What was the first name of 17th-century Dutch explorer Tasman? (4) |