| VALHALLA | In Norse mythology, the great hall of Odin for warriors who die as heroes in battle (8) |
| PEDESTAL | Stand in the great hall? |
| SAMURAIS | Japanese warriors who rose to power in the 12th century |
| STALLOUT | Die, as an engine |
| STOA | Gene isn't found in Stone Age or in the great hall of Athens (4) |
| FEAST | Banquet held in the great hall of a medieval castle; or, another word for a village festival (5) |
| INFARCTS | Dies, as a cell or tissue, medical term |
| ELTHAM | ____ Palace in southeast London is the great hall of an old royal residence, with a 1930s Art Deco extension |
| HARD | The way one is expected to die, as expressed in the title of a movie released on July 15, 1988, in the U.S., with Bruce Willis as its star |
| STEVEKERR | NBA coach for the Warriors who won the championship in 2015 and 2017: 2 wds. |
| BERSERKER | A member of a class of ancient Norse warriors who worked themselves into a frenzy before battle |
| LIMBO | In Catholic theology, the afterlife condition of those who die in original sin (5) |
| SIBYLLA | In 1.2, Portia says, "If I live to be as old as ___, I will die as chaste as Diana." |
| SARTRE | Author who said "When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die" |
| JEANPAULSARTRE | He said, "When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die" |
| APADANA | The great hall in ancient Persian palaces. |
| BERSERKERS | Ancient Norse warriors who fought with great ferocity (10) |
| HAMADRYADS | Mythological beings who die in the tree which they inhabited (10) |
| WARMEMORIAL | A monument to those who die in a conflict (3,8) |
| PAULMCCARTNEY | Wings frontman who wouldn't let Weird Al Yankovic parody Live and Let Die as Chicken Pot Pie: 2 wds. |
