| SEAPOWERS | Spain and England in the 16th century |
| FIJI | Nation who faced France, South Africa and England in the 1987, 2007 and 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-finals respectively (4) |
| TEDDEXTER | Former cricketer who captained Sussex and England in the early 1960s (3,6) |
| BRYDON | Who won the player of the match award in the first Test held between New Zealand and England in Christchurch? (6,5) |
| CARSE | Who won the player of the match award in the first Test held between New Zealand and England in Christchurch? (6,5) |
| SANTNER | Who won the player of the match award in the third Test between New Zealand and England in Hamilton? (7) |
| GILL | Who won the Player of the Series award in the three-match ODI series between India and England in February 2025? (4) |
| LESLEY | Vainikolo, wing who played for the New Zealand Kiwis in league and England in union (6) |
| HARRY | Who scored a triple hundred in the first Test held between Pakistan and England in Multan? (5,5) |
| BROOK | Who scored a triple hundred in the first Test held between Pakistan and England in Multan? (5,5) |
| FLODDENFIELD | Battle fought in 1513 between Scotland and England in which James IV died (7,5) |
| LEAPYEAR | Terrible Player touring America and England in 2020, perhaps (4,4) |
| GREIG | Tony ____ captained Sussex and England in 1970s cricket |
| MANX | Old language between Ireland and England in a manner of speaking is tailless (4) |
| GUITAR | Plucked instrument that probably originated in Spain early in the 16th century. Electric versions are very common in rock music. (6) |
| CONQUISTADOR | Military leader in the Spanish conquest of the New World in the 16th century (12) |
| THEYEOMENOFTHEGUARD | Gilbert and Sullivan opera set in the Tower of London in the 16th century (3,6,2,3,5) |
| SYONHOUSE | Built in the sixteenth century and with interiors redesigned by Robert Adam in 1762, the London home of the Duke of Northumberland (4,5) |
| COLOMBIA | A republic in North West South America colonised by Spain in the 16th Century (8) |
| BASILICA | Vatican City church first built in 324 CE and rebuilt in the 16th century, St Peter's ... |
