| ARENDT | Hannah who coined the phrase "the banality of evil" |
| HANNAHARENDT | German-born philosopher who introduced the concept of the "banality of evil" |
| BEREAL | Social media app that highlights the banality of everyday life |
| EVIL | "Banality of ___" (phrase coined by Hannah Arendt) |
| LYTTON | 1st Baron -; MP and author who coined the phrase "the pen is mightier than the sword"; a friend of Disraeli and Dickens who wrote The Last Days of Pompeii (6) |
| LEIBNIZ | Philosopher who coined the phrase "the best of all possible worlds" |
| NIXON | Which US president coined the phrase "The great silent majority"? (5) |
| JOHNELLIOTBURNS | ____, the UK's first working-class cabinet minister (in 1905) later coined the phrase "The Thames is liquid history" |
| WRONG | Hotelier Cesar Ritz first coined the phrase, 'The customer is never ...' |
| WARHOL | Pop artist who coined the phrase '15 minutes of fame', Andy ... |
| DANTE | Author who coined the phrase "Abandon all hope ye who enter here" |
| AMERICANPIE | 1972 hit in the UK by US singer Don McLean that originated the phrase 'The Day the Music Died' (8,3) |
| AESOP | Originator of the phrase "the lion's share" |
| DESTINY | The "stars" in the phrase "the fault in our stars" |
| PELE | Athlete who popularized the phrase "the beautiful game" |
| ANDYWARHOL | American artist, born 1928, who coined the phrase '15 minutes of fame' (4,6) |
| ARISTOPHANES | Greek playwright who coined the phrase Cloud cuckoo land |
| KELLYANNE | Presidential adviser who coined the phrase 'alternative facts' (9,6) |
| KEKEPALMER | "Hustlers" star who coined the phrase "Sorry to this man" |
| NOONAN | Political speechwriter who coined the phrase "a kinder, gentler nation" |