| DROGHEDA | Irish town sacked by Cromwell in 1649 (8) |
| INTWOMINDS | Faltering guards seen after one town sacked (2,3,5) |
| RINGSEND | Where in Ireland did Cromwell first land in 1649? (8) |
| CAVALIER | He fought against Cromwell in a flamboyant manner (8) |
| NEWMODEL | ___ ___ Army, founded by Cromwell (3,5) |
| TASHKENT | Asian city that was a hub on the Silk Road and sacked by Genghis Khan in 1219 (8) |
| WOLFHALL | Historical drama series about the rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII: 2 wds. |
| ELEVATES | Leave when sacked by firm over lifts (8) |
| VOLCANIC | Dreadful lecher, sacked by new vice- chancellor, is emotionally unstable (8) |
| ADDOCARR | 2024 Origin winger sacked by the Bulldogs, Josh ... (4-4) |
| MAIDENHEAD | Berkshire town in which King Charles I met his children for the last time before his execution in 1649 (10) |
| ANNAPOLIS | State capital of Maryland, founded as the town of Providence in 1649 (9) |
| CHARLESTHEFIRST | British Stuart monarch who was beheaded in Whitehall in 1649 (7,3,5) |
| CHARLES | King beheaded in 1649 |
| LHASA | Asian city where the Potala Palace was completed in 1649 (5) |
| CARISBROOKE | Castle where king Charles I was held until his execution in 1649 (11) |
| OLIVIER | One taken in by Cromwell, an actor (7) |
| MACE | 1,001 brushed aside by Cromwell (4) |
| KINGSHEAD | Pub removed by Cromwell? (5,4) |
| RUMP | Seat; Parliament dissolved by Cromwell (4) |
