| ABYSSINIA | Former name for Ethiopia, used chiefly in Europe from the 13th to the mid-20th century (9) |
| PITPONIES | Equine animals used underground in coal mines from the mid-18th to the mid-20th century (3,6) |
| FRAKTUR | Ornate German style of black- letter type, the standard typeface for printing German from the 16th to the mid- 20th century (7) |
| PEDOSCOPE | British name for an x-ray device used in shoe shops during fitting in the mid-20th century |
| AMPLIFIER | Electronic device used to increase the strength of a signal fed into it, used chiefly in sound reproduction (9) |
| CHURCHILL | British prime minister who visited Mallorca several times in the mid-20th century staying at the original Hotel For mentor where a suite was named after him (9) |
| MALI | Trading empire that flourished in western Africa from the 13th to the 16th century. (4) |
| LANDGRAVE | From the 13th century to 1806, a German count who ruled over a specified territory (9) |
| MOORISH | StyleA ofA architecture common in Spain from the 13th to the 16th centuries (7) |
| ESTE | Noble family of Italy that governed Modena and Reggio from the 13th- to the 18th-century (4) |
| HALLSTATT | Cultural phase in Europe from 1200-600BC, associated with early Celts (9) |
| STOCKINET | An elastic knitted textile fabric used chiefly in making undergarments (9) |
| ACETYLENE | Gas used chiefly in welding (9) |
| ASHBURTON | Home to the Mid Canterbury rugby team (9) |
| AGEOFSAIL | The 1500s to the mid-1800s, roughly |
| BAROQUE | Characteristic of a style in art, architecture and music in Europe from the early 17th to mid-18th century (7) |
| DUCAT | Trade coin used in Europe from the later Middle Ages to the 19th century (5) |
| SABRE | Cavalry sword with a curved blade and single cutting edge, common in Europe from the 17th to the 19th centuries (5) |
| SPELT | Type of wheat, a staple food in Europe from the Bronze Age to medieval times |
| ABYSSINIAN | Breed of short-haired cat named after the former name for Ethiopia (10) |
