| JENKINS | Ship's captain after whom the mid 18th century war between Britain and Spain was named (7) |
| SILESIA | Coal region of Poland that caused some 18th-century wars |
| OPIUM | Drug central to a 19th-century war between Great Britain and China |
| ROHANKANHAI | West Indies captain after whom Sunil Gavaskar named his son (5,6) |
| JENKINSEAR | Its removal sparked a war between Britain and Spain in 1739 (7,3) |
| MAYFAIR | Which London district is named after an annual celebration held there until the mid-18th Century? (7) |
| BAROQUE | Characteristic of a style in art, architecture and music in Europe from the early 17th to mid-18th century (7) |
| BEELINE | Rapid approach from swimmer popular in Britain and Spain (7) |
| RANELAGH | The pleasure gardens in Chelsea, alongside the Thames, opened to the public in the mid-18th century (8) |
| CRIMEAN | 1850s war between Russia, and Britain, France and Turkey (7) |
| SIXDAYS | How long did the 1967 war between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan last? (3,4) |
| TOSHIBA | Company involved in the "format war" between HD DVD and Blu-ray |
| PROFUMO | John --, Secretary of State for War between 1960 and 1963, husband of actress Valerie Hobson (7) |
| CRINOLETTE | Steel framework worn under the skirt to distend its rear section, fashionable in the mid-18th century (10) |
| OARSMEN | Legendary captain, after retirement, recruits a disheartened rebellious crew (7) |
| GOTHICREVIVAL | Style of architecture in Britain and USA from mid-18th century to mid-19th century (6,7) |
| ARMBAND | Ring for captain after military briefly forbade broadcast |
| SCRAWNY | Puny returns of war between American states (7) |
| ANTIGUA | Caribbean island tug in war between American capitals (7) |
| CHIPPENDALE | English furniture designer of the mid 18th century |
