| NOTTO | "Theirs ___ __ reason why, theirs but to do and die", The Charge of the Light Brigade, Tennyson. (3,2) |
| OURS | "... - is but to _ _ do and die" |
| STANDSTO | _ _ _ reason (makes sense) (2 wds.) |
| LIGHT | The Charge Of The___ Brigade, Tennyson poem (5) |
| MULTIPLY | But to do this will bring an addition to the family (8) |
| NEEDSTO | Has no option, but to do what's required (5,2) |
| SPUROFTHEMOMENT | Sudden rush swallows theirs ___ it's a sign! (4-2-3-6) |
| PAYEES | Cheques are theirs ___ secretary agreed with e-investment (6) |
| TENNYSON | Alfred, Lord -; poet whose works include The Lady of Shalott, The Charge of the Light Brigade and Idylls of the King (8) |
| BALACLAVA | Battle of ---, part of the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War, featuring the Charge of the Light Brigade (9) |
| THESIXHUNDRED | "Into the -- (14) Rode -- (17)" (Tennyson: "The Charge of the Light Brigade") (3,3,7) |
| MAUD | Traditional grey plaid of a Scottish shepherd; or, the title poem of a collection by Alfred Tennyson that also includes The Charge of the Light Brigade (4) |
| CAPTAINS | "The tumult and the shouting dies / The ... and the Kings depart" (Kipling) (8) |
| ERROL | He burst onto the world's screens starring in the films Captain Blood and The Charge Of The Light Brigade; he was Tasmania's ... Flynn |
| VALLEYOFDEATH | "Into the -- (14) Rode -- (17)" (Tennyson: "The Charge of the Light Brigade") (6,2,5) |
| BALAKLAVA | Indecisive battle of the Crimean War, inspiration for Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brigade (9) |
| CRIMEANWAR | Conflict during which the poem The Charge Of The Light Brigade is set (7,3) |
| NIVEN | Classic English actor and star of The Charge of the Light Brigade, David - (5) |
| LANCE | Weapon used by medieval jousters and by soldiers during the Charge of the Light Brigade (5) |
| ASKED | "My brave fellows," George Washington said to his troops in December 1776, "you have done all I ___ you to do, and more than can be reasonably expected" -- and then he exhorted them to reenlist |
