| PEACE | Alistair Horne's history of the Algerian war, 1954-1962 (1,6,3,2,5) |
| WAROF | Alistair Horne's history of the Algerian war, 1954-1962 (1,6,3,2,5) |
| ASAVAGE | Alistair Horne's history of the Algerian war, 1954-1962 (1,6,3,2,5) |
| ALGERIA | African country where a 1954-1962 uprising resulted in the end of French rule (7) |
| VIETNAM | Asian war 1954-1975 |
| HOLST | Trombonist, friend of Cecil Sharp and composer of The Planets whose suite Beni Mora was inspired by his cycling tour of the Algerian Sahara (5) |
| VIOLET | Colour of the Algerian iris; or, a pansylike flower of woodlands, hedgerows and old pastures " one of Britains first native plants to bloom after winter (6) |
| GUEDIOURA | French-born Algerian midfielder, he followed in the footsteps of his father, Nacer, on the Algerian national team during the 2010 World Cup. He played in England for several Premier League and Champio |
| MAHREZ | Manchester City star and captain of the Algerian national team, this winger has helped both Leicester City (2015-16) and Manchester City (2018-19) win Premier League championships. (6) |
| MALAWI | Having left Weymouth at the start of May, I visited the Algerian and Angolan capitals, before travelling on to a place in SE Africa (6) |
| MADJER | Algerian striker, known for his time with the Algerian national team in the 1982 and 1986 World Cups and FC Porto before retiring in 1992. (6) |
| WELLS | H. G. -; author of The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds and the non-fiction A Short History of the World (5) |
| ALISON | Veteran British actress who played Matthew Horne's mum, _ Steadman (6) |
| JOANNA | _ Page, played Stacey to Mathew Horne's Gavin (6) |
| THEWHO | Mathew Horne's rock group (3,3) |
| LENAS | Horne's namesakes |
| STORMY | Lena Horne's "- Weather" |
| HERALDRY | The study of coats of arms and of the history of the families who are entitled to them (8) |
| CLARENDON | 1st Earl of -; title of Edward Hyde, Lord Chancellor to Charles II, author of The History of the Rebellion (9) |
| TAIT | Who directed The Short History of the Kelly Gang (1906), at the time one of the longest narrative films set in Australia? (4) |
