| MURPHYSLAW | Certain disaster, the rule of King Edward? (7,3) |
| GOVERN | Rule of king over nation (6) |
| ROSES | Miniseries about the Granville rail disaster (The Day of the -----) |
| THEBLACKPRINCE | Sobriquet of the son and heir apparent of King Edward III (1312-77), thought to derive from the armour he wore (3,5,6) |
| JOHNOFGAUNT | Son of King Edward III and father of King Henry IV of England |
| HENRY | Eldest son of John of Gaunt and grandson of King Edward III of England (5) |
| BOLINGBROKE | Eldest son of John of Gaunt and grandson of King Edward III of England (11) |
| ISABELLA | Name of the wife of King Edward II (8) |
| KISSOFDEATH | Cause of certain disaster |
| SEYMOUR | Jane, third wife of King Henry VIII and mother of King Edward VI (7) |
| GLOUCESTER | City on the River Severn whose cathedral contains the tomb of King Edward II (10) |
| FRENCHFRY | Nice way to do the part of King Edward? |
| GAUNT | John of third son of King Edward 111 (5) |
| FORKED | Split in the camp of King Edward (6) |
| MAGNACARTA | Celebrated document of 1215, subjecting the English king to the rule of law (5,5) |
| MISADVENTURE | On motorway, coming into certain disaster (12) |
| ABANDONED | Uninhibited amateur group a certain disaster at first (9) |
| ANDTHE | Paris Hilton box-office disaster, The Hottie ... Nottie (3,3) |
| NEARTHING | Almost a disaster -- the gin ran out (4,5) |
| AGGRIEVE | Distress George in Riga disaster the day before? (8) |
