| SCUTARI | Former name for Uskudar near Istanbul, where Florence Nightingale worked during the Crimean War (7) |
| USKUDAR | District in Istanbul formerly Scutari, where Florence Nightingale nursed during the Crimean War (7) |
| CRIMEAN | ____ War, 19th-century conflict in which Florence Nightingale worked as a nurse (7) |
| LANDGIRLS | Bag ladies? They worked during the war (4,5) |
| CRIMEA | Llle al act by a p ace where Florence Nightingale nursed (6) |
| TUSCANY | Cuts off any region where Florence is found (7) |
| SEACOLE | Jamaican nurse considered by some to have been as distinguished as her contemporary, Florence Nightingale (7) |
| HYGIENE | What did Florence Nightingale promote to reduce deaths in hospital? (7) |
| NURSING | Caring profession pioneered by Florence Nightingale (7) |
| MARYSEACOLE | The Jamaican nurse who was belatedly honoured for her nursing achievements, particularly during the Crimean War (4,7) |
| BALACLAVA | Battle of ---, part of the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War, featuring the Charge of the Light Brigade (9) |
| FLORENCE | ___ Nightingale, British nurse noted for her work with British soldiers during the Crimean War (8) |
| CARDIGAN | Earl who led the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War (8) |
| NIGHTINGALE | English nurse, famous for her work during the Crimean War (8,11) |
| INKERMAN | 1854 battle during the Crimean War in which British and French forces defeated the Russians (8) |
| VICTORIA | British monarch on the throne during the Crimean War (8) |
| ALDERSHOT | Hampshire town, established as major military base during the Crimean War (9) |
| SEVASTOPOL | Which Ukraine city sustained an 11-month siege during the Crimean War? (10) |
| MARY | Seacole who provided food and medicine to British soldiers during the Crimean War |
| FLORENCENIGHTINGALE | English nurse who tended soldiers during the Crimean War (8,11) |
