| WATERSHED | Event marking a turning point (9) |
| LANDMARK | Event marking a turning point |
| LEAVINGDO | Event marking a departure (7,2) |
| RITEOFPASSAGE | Event marking a significant transition (4,2,7) |
| RITE | ___ of passage; event marking a stage in life |
| HEADSTONE | Principal rock marking a grave (9) |
| EDDYSTONE | Trinity House lighthouse marking a group of rocks southwest of Plymouth (9) |
| LUSITANIA | Its destruction marked a turning point in World War I |
| TJUNCTION | Short time at Clapham, for one a turning point (1-8) |
| BEACON | A signal fire on high ground; a hill suitable for such a blaze; or, a buoy or lighthouse marking a hazard such as a rock in navigable waters (6) |
| POLE | A stake formerly marking a favourable starting position in a horse race, hence the most advantageous position at the start of a motor race (4) |
| HOYS | Featuring the dramatic puissance competition, the abbreviated name of an annual event marking the end of the equestrian season (1,1,1,1) |
| EPOCHS | Geochronologic units between periods and ages; particular points in history or in a person's life; or, the notable events marking these (6) |
| STAGE | The boards marking a point in the process (5) |
| BRANDING | Marking a cow, etc, with a hot iron (8) |
| PLAQUE | Inscribed plate marking a notable person or event (6) |
| AXIAL | A soccer team takes a line relating to a turning-point (5) |
| AXLEPIN | Explain about a turning point in a revolution |
| FULCRUM | A turning point in making a purchase |
| INK | Colored fluid used for writing with a pen, for marking a rubber stamp |
