| FACTFINDING | Discovery of accurate information (4-7) |
| FACT | Piece of accurate information |
| LYRE | Instrument not a provider of accurate information, we hear (4) |
| ENCORES | Replays announcement of accurate navigation? |
| DATESTAMP | It should give an impression of accurate timing (9) |
| SURGEON | Medic given mostly accurate information about blood group |
| GUSTS | Guests, out east? They might blow one's chances of accurate shooting (5) |
| MOUTH | Whence you might get the most accurate information, straight from the horse's ... |
| LISEMEITNER | Physicist born in 1878 noted for her role in the discovery of nuclear fission (4,7) |
| SERUM | Fictional (or not) drug used to obtain accurate information from an unwilling subject, truth ... |
| COLUMBUSDAY | A legal holiday in most states of the US commemorating the discovery of America, traditionally celebrated on October 12 (8,3) |
| COMEQUICKLY | With 35A, comment by 42A upon his discovery of 17A |
| PLANETPLUTO | Clyde Tombaugh discovery of 1930 |
| ELEMENTNEON | Sir William Ramsay discovery of 1898 |
| SERENDIPITY | The accidental discovery of good fortune |
| BRADLEY | Scientist known for his discovery of the aberration of light and for observing the oscillation of Earth's axis (nutation), who succeeded Edmond Halley as Astronomer Royal in 1742 (7) |
| SCHEELE | Swedish chemist; one of the three claimants of the discovery of oxygen with Englishman Joseph Priestley and Frenchman Antoine Lavoisier (7) |
| FIND | Discovery of a bit of fish on end of rod (4) |
| HARKNESS | Author of the All Souls trilogy comprising A Discovery of Witches and its sequels Shadow of Night and The Book of Life (8) |
| MOONS | Scientists announced the discovery of 20 of these orbiting Saturn on Oct. 8 and asked the public to suggest names; four of the already-known 82 begin this puzzle's theme entries |
