| SAINTELMO | Patron of sailors |
| STELMO | Patron of sailors |
| STELMOSFIRE | Electrical discharge named for the patron of sailors |
| DIOSCURI | Name for Castor and Pollux as patrons of sailors in particular (8) |
| ESTE | Family of Italian rulers including Alfonso I, Duke of Ferrara, patron of the arts for whom Bellini painted The Feast of the Gods and Titian created Bacchus and Ariadne (4) |
| ANNE | First name of the Princess Royal; patron of Save the Children and the first member of the royal family to compete in the Olympic Games (4) |
| SAINT | From Latin for "holy", a hallow, such as the present-giving patron of children, either canonised or of exceptional holiness/goodness; or, by extension, any person of outstanding kindness or virtue (5) |
| EDWARDDEVERE | *The 17th Earl of Oxford and a prolific patron of the arts |
| HENRYTHE | Prince of Portugal and patron of exploration who died in 1460 (5,3,9) |
| ASSISI | Medieval town in Umbria, birthplace of St Francis, patron of animals (6) |
| STPAT | Patron of the Archdiocese of New York, briefly |
| STGEORGE | Abbreviated title of a patron of England, feast day April 23 (2,6) |
| WICKED | Desmond Barrit, a patron of Gorleston Pavilion, played The Wizard in this West End musical based upon a character in The Wizard of Oz (6) |
| LIPREADERS | They're following the mouthy movement, in a manner of speaking, for patron of the library in the margins (3-7) |
| NABU | (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools. |
| VULCAN | The Roman god of fire, and patron of metal workers (6) |
| APOLLINE | Patron of poetry's retired to cut a piece of verse |
| LUCREZIABORGIA | Italian noblewoman who became a patron of the arts and science after her third marriage, to the Duke of Ferrara |
| APOLLO | Greek god of music and patron of the Oracle at Delphi (6) |
| HOWARD | Commander of England's fleet against the Spanish Armada and a patron of the troupe who became known as the Admiral's Men (6) |
