8, 9 a. Couldnt medieval knights always count on such defences against prosecution (4,4, 6 ) letters r - n (c- a - ) (a- i - - - )
10and 11a. Primaery Plantagenet, maybe, but for a sovereign, didnt he do away with Becket (5,3 6) - e - r - (t - e ) (s- c - - - )
7d. the ----in Winter: pictured a particular king.... going back to 1011 4 letters .sorry none placed .
23d. Deduce, then, why and wherefore 6 letters r - a - - -
29a. eastern european river.. or German - - e -
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