| ALCAZAR | Moorish castle or palace in Spain such as the - of Segovia (7) |
| LAMBETH | 6 over the 7 - and a borough, walk or palace in 18? (7) |
| BREAM | Julian, London-born guitarist, a protege of Segovia (5) |
| ISTHMUS | Narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, such as the - of Panama (7) |
| MOORISH | Architectural style of the Alhambra Palace in Spain |
| FOOTMAN | Male servant in a large household (or palace) (7) |
| BUTCHER | Klaus Barbie, known as the ... of Lyons for his crimes against humanity in WWII France, was finally brought to justice in 1983 |
| BIRDMAN | Robert F. Stroud, U.S. convicted murdered, better known as "The ....... Of Alcatraz" (7) |
| PANTLER | An officer in charge of stocking and maintaining the bread and other provisions of a medieval castle or manor house's kitchen (7) |
| SILENTT | The fourth letter of 'Castle' or the first letter of 'Tsunami', ___ '_' |
| CHATEAU | A large type of French castle or country house, often giving its name to the wine made in its surrounding vineyard estate (7) |
| RAMPART | Bit of a castle, or bit of a sheep? (7) |
| REDCAPS | Goblins said to inhabit ruined Scottish castles; or, with the Latin name Carduelis carduelis, referring to a fondness of artichoke, cardoon and thistle seeds, the goldfinches (7) |
| ENNEAD | Set of nine persons or things such as the - of Heliopolis in Egyptian mythology (6) |
| SYNOD | Council of a church such as the - of Whitby in 664 |
| SANDBOX | Where a kid might build a castle ... or when parsed differently, a hint to the starred clues' answers |
| GUITARS | Instruments for Segovia |
| KEEPER | Chatelaine or mistress of a castle or large country house; the curator of a collection in a gallery or museum; or, a fish large enough to be retained when caught (6) |
| GUARDSMAN | Member of the National Guard (US) or Palace guard (UK) (9) |
| NIGHT | Many top Nazis were taken from their beds and shot in a purge which became known as the ... Of The Long Knives |
