| LONGMARCH | The --- ---, a journey of about 10,000 km undertaken by thousands of Chinese Communists in 1934-35 (4,5) |
| MAOIST | Advocate of Chinese communist chairman (6) |
| REEF | Coral ecosystem such as the world's largest inhabited by thousands of species including the blue tang, clownfish and dugong (4) |
| COVENANT | National ----, signed by thousands of Scots in 1638 (8) |
| WALKOUTS | Actions taken by thousands of Virginia high-school students to protest anti-trans policies (September, 2022) |
| CHIANG | In 1934 around 100,000 Chinese communists under the leadership of Mao Tse-tung retreated 10,000 km from the Nationalist Army of ... Kai-Shek in what was to become known as the Long March |
| WRINKLEINTIME | A ___ young adult book written by Madeleine L'Engle about a journey of a group of children from universe to universe: 3 wds. |
| LAOTZU | Philosopher who said "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step" |
| STEP | "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single ___": Lao Tzu (4) |
| KUOMINTANG | Chinese nationalist party, defeated by the Communists in 1949 (10) |
| NORMA | 2023 film about a woman on a journey of self-discovery |
| NAIRN | Seaside resort in the Highlands (pop about 10,000), once a major fishing port (5) |
| LUDLOW | Small market town in the West Midlands of England (pop about 10,000) (6) |
| SHANGHAI | Largest city of China, in which the Chinese Communist Party was founded in 1921 (8) |
| PILGRIM | Person making a journey of religious devotion to a shrine (7) |
| MAIZE | Cereal grain domesticated by people in Mexico about 10,000 years ago (5) |
| DUNBLANE | Town in Central Scotland (pop about 10,000), with a small 13th century cathedral (8) |
| MAGNUM | A sort of gun owned by thousands? (6) |
| LIPENG | Chinese Communist politician; prime minister from 1988 to 1998 and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1998 to 2003 (2,4) |
| SPENDER | Poet, writer captured by Communists in revolution (7) |
