| FLIPFLOPS | Footwear developed from the Japanese zori, which became popular after World War II (4-5) |
| LENDLEASE | US provision of military equipment to the UK and its allies in World War II (4-5) |
| TARGA | Car body style that became popular after the launch of the Porsche 911 (5) |
| OUTOFTHISWORLD | Phenomenal in deep space, perhaps? (3, 2, 4, 5) |
| SANDAL | Zori, for example |
| TOKYOROSE | Name given to any of the English-speaking female broadcasters of Japanese propaganda in World War II (4) |
| TIPPERARY | It's A Long Way To - - -, British music hall and marching song which became popular during the First World War (9) |
| CROISSANT | Sweet flaky French pastry purportedly developed from the Austrian kipferl or Hungarian kifli (9) |
| TARPAULIN | Art nouveau popular after Klee's impenetrable canvas (9) |
| TOSCANINI | Puccini opera doubly popular after returning conductor (9) |
| COLDWAR | State of political hostility which developed after World War II between the West and the Soviet Union (4,3) |
| YOUONLYLIVEONCE | Meaning of the internet acronym YOLO, which became popular from 2012 (3,4,4,4) |
| AXIS | The - - -, alliance that was the foe of the Allies in World War II (4) |
| BANANAS | Novelty song of the 1920s which became popular during the Second World War, Yes! We Have No_ (7) |
| BLT | Type of sandwich that became popular in the US after World War II |
| XAVIERCUGAT | Leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, before and after World War II (6,5) |
| RUHR | German river valley that was the target of the Dambusters Raid (16-17 May 1943) during World War II (4) |
| HAMM | City on the River Lippe in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, severely damaged in World War II (4) |
| ORDE | ___ Wingate, British military officer who commanded the Chindits in World War II (4) |
| SLIM | William, Field Marshal who led the Burma Corps in World War II (4) |
