| ATSUNRISE | Early Russian roulette's 5th and 6th shot (2,7) |
| NOIR | Roulette's rouge alternative |
| OSTROGOTH | Member of a people that occupied Italy in the 5th and 6th centuries AD |
| ARCHANGEL | Small coins found in centre of early Russian port |
| NAILBITER | Tense situation for Britain in turmoil around April 5th and September 5th (9) |
| ARMYCADET | Type that may be 5th and 7th in military academy (4,5) |
| ANGLE | Member of a Germanic people who invaded and settled large parts of England in the 5th and 6th centur |
| MAKESUS | 5th and 6th words of our anthem |
| SAXONS | Germanic settlers in 5th and 6th-century Britain |
| ARISTOTLE | Philosopher, being unsure, eschews preposterous form of Russian roulette |
| LATIN | The south-east corner is in the 5th and 6th arrondissements (5,7) |
| QUARTER | The south-east corner is in the 5th and 6th arrondissements (5,7) |
| LUOYANG | City in China, an important Buddhist centre in the 5th and 6th centuries (7) |
| SAXON | A member of a West Germanic people who settled in parts of southern Britain in the 5th and 6th Centuries (5) |
| ANGLES | Germanic people who invaded England in the 5th and 6th centuries AD (6) |
| TOSTITOS | Most don't notice, but the 4th, 5th, and 6th letters of this chip brand's lettering depict two people sharing a bowl of salsa |
| DANGEROUS | Russian roulette |
| KIRBYREED | Character played by Hayden Panettiere in the fourth (2011) and sixth (2023) films of the Scream horror franchise (5,4) |
| SPUTNIK | This variety of clematis and chrysanthemum was the early Russian spacecraft! (7) |
| LENIN | Early Russian Bolshevik leader |
