| SANDHURST | Site of Britain's Royal Military Academy (9) |
| KEW | Site of Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens |
| DARTMOUTH | Site in Devon of Britain's Royal Naval College (9) |
| RMA | Royal Military Academy (inits) (1,1,1) |
| READING | A large town in the county where Windsor Castle and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst are located |
| TRAFALGAR | 1805 naval battle between a combined French and Spanish fleet and Britain's Royal Navy (9) |
| FIRSTSEALORD | --- --- --- and chief of the naval staff, title of the military head of Britain's Royal Navy (5,3,4) |
| BRANAGH | Kenneth ---, actor and filmmaker, the current president of Britain's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (7) |
| WESTPOINT | Site of the US Military Academy |
| YOURGRACE | Form of address when referring to dukes and duchesses who are not members of Britain's Royal Family (4,5) |
| HEARTOFOAK | Official march of Britain's Royal Navy, written by Dr. William Boyce (5,2,3) |
| HONORCODE | Military academy cornerstone |
| VIEWPOINT | Good outlook here in struggle with US Military Academy? |
| ARMYCADET | Type that may be 5th and 7th in military academy (4,5) |
| ROANOKE | Island site of Britain's first American colony |
| EPSOMDOWNS | Site of Britain's annual Derby |
| FELIXSTOWE | Edwardian town on the Suffolk coast, site of Britain's largest container port (10) |
| LIZARD | The -; Cornish peninsula around 10 miles from Helston, site of Britain's most-southerly point (6) |
| REDCAP | A name, owing to its scarlet mask, for the thistle-tweaker or goldfinch; a malevolent goblin said to reside in ruined Scottish castles; or, a member of the Royal Military Police (6) |
| CORPS | Officers commanding royal military unit (5) |