Possible Clues:

• Language of Madrid
• Steps in Rome for his naps
• It can precede the start of 23- and 65-Across and 4-Down
• Language of much of Central America
• Assembled ships, an armada, was so described
• Cronin's type of gardener trained at Mottram's farm?
• Dali's tongue
• Always the youngster is hugged by mum from Madrid
• Cervantes wrote it
• Kind of moss