| BELGIAN | Nationality of former carmaker Minerva (7) |
| ITALIAN | Nationality of former carmaker Iso (7) |
| ISRAELI | Nationality of former tennis doubles specialist Andy Ram (7) |
| CHINESE | Nationality of former badminton player Lin Dan (7) |
| IVORIAN | Nationality of former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba (7) |
| ACHIEVE | Minerva regularly gripped by desire to succeed (7) |
| GODDESS | Minerva, for example (7) |
| HOUSEMI | Gryffindor's Minerva McGonagall, e.g. |
| OLDS | Former carmaker of the Cutlass and Achieva, for short |
| GEO | Former carmaker of the Metro and Prizm |
| GREEK | Nationality of former car brand, Attica (5) |
| SCOTTISH | Nationality of former car maker Argyll Motors (8) |
| THAI | Nationality of former snooker player James Wattana (4) |
| FRENCH | Nationality of former car maker Facel (6) |
| GHANAIAN | Nationality of former UN secretary general Kofi Annan (8) |
| IRISH | Nationality of former Prime Minister, one moving to the far left (5) |
| OWL | One of a "parliament" of Striges accompanying Athene or Minerva, hence a symbol of wisdom (3) |
| ASSISI | Locale of Umbria's Temple of Minerva |
| PALLAS | She is the goddess of wisdom and of war, handicraft, and practical reason. The ancient Romans connected her with Minerva. In Titus Andronicus (act 4, scene 1), Marcus Andronicus says, "Apollo, ___, Jo |
| LITTLEOWL | A small bird of Athena or strigiform of Minerva that often runs along the ground, identifiable by its distinct "kiew kiew" call or shrill mewing sound (6,3) |
