| TELAMON | One of the Argonauts in Greek mythology; father of Ajax the Great (7) |
| OILEUS | Father of Ajax the Lesser in Greek mythology (6) |
| GREEKTRAGEDY | 23 down linked play that was moving for Ajax, the Sophoclean type (5,7) |
| ADMETUS | One of the Argonauts in Greek mythology; a king of Thessaly and husband of Alcestis (7) |
| IAPETUS | Titan in Greek mythology; father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius (7) |
| COLCHIS | In Greek mythology, the destination of Jason and the Argonauts in their quest to find the Golden Fleece (7) |
| IDAS | One of the Argonauts in Greek myth |
| JASON | Leader of the Argonauts in Greek mythology |
| FLEECE | Legendary object sought by Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology; The Golden ___, a popular pub-restaurant at The Cross, Lymm (6) |
| OENOPION | King of Chios in Greek mythology; father of Merope (8) |
| GOLDENFLEECE | Rich target for Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology (6,6) |
| PRIAM | In Greek mythology, father of Hector, Paris and Cassandra (5) |
| HYPERION | Titan in Greek mythology; father of Helios, Selene and Eos (8) |
| ACHILLES | Hero in Greek mythology father of Neoptolemus (8) |
| MELEAGER | In Greek mythology, one of the Argonauts, slayer of the Calydonian boar (8) |
| ODIN | Chief god in Norse mythology, father of Thor (4) |
| DAEDALUS | In mythology, father of Icarus (8) |
| ANCHISES | Trojan prince in classical mythology; father, by Aphrodite, of the hero Aeneas (8) |
| LOUISVANGAAL | Former manager of Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar, Bayern Munich and Manchester United who has had three spells in charge of the Netherlands national team |
| OARED | Made like the Argonauts, in a way |